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Marijuana

Marijuana. Myths & Realities. Who is using marijuana?. Who Is Using marijuana?. 8 th 10 th 12 th Past Moth 7.2% 17.6% 22.6% Daily 1.3% 3.6% 6.6% . To Use or Not to Use!. Pros. Cons.

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Marijuana

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  1. Marijuana Myths & Realities

  2. Who is using marijuana?

  3. Who Is Using marijuana? • 8th 10th 12th • Past Moth 7.2% 17.6% 22.6% • Daily 1.3% 3.6% 6.6%

  4. To Use or Not to Use! • Pros • Cons

  5. Top 5 Reasons Teenagers begin to Smoke Marijuana? • Curiosity • Peer group pressure • Desire to appear more grown-up • Pleasurable effects • Coping device

  6. Points to Make • More students report that their close friends would disapprove if they smoked marijuana. • Marijuana is capable of providing a temporary state of euphoria…but after the effects of the drug wear off…. you may have more problems then when you started! • There is nothing magical about marijuana!

  7. Marijuana • How do we get Marijuana in our bodies? • How quickly does it effect our bodies? • How long do the effects last?

  8. Immediate effects of marijuana • Increase in heart rate & pulse rate • Reddening of the eyes • Dryness in the mouth and throat • Mild decrease in body temperature • Increase in restlessness • Change in sensory perception • Impairs short term memory

  9. Long term effects of marijuana • THC is absorbed in many of your organs • Changes structure of brain cells (a-motivational syndrome) • Increase heart rate by 50%, results in decrease in blood supply to the heart • Inflammation of the lungs • Affect white blood cell count • Effects to the male & female reproductive systems

  10. Legal Issues • Decriminalization • Legalization

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