Knowledge
The organ is affected first within 24 hours of using cannabis
The brain
Doing something just because your friends are doing it.
What is Peer Pressure?
Myth : "It's natural, so it's safe."
Fact: Tobacco and this poisonous plant are also natural.
What is Poison Ivy/Nightshade?
Myth: "Everyone smokes." Fact: In most high schools, the majority of students are...
What is Sober/Non-users?
Because it is inhaled, cannabis smoke can cause bronchitis and damage to these organs.
What are the Lungs?
One important function of the brain affected by cannabis use is
memory
You arrive at a party and everyone is smoking. If you don't want to, you can leave or.
What is stay outside/find a non-smoking group?
Myth : "Weed cures cancer."
Fact: While it helps symptoms, smoking it may introduce this to the body ..
> What are Carcinogens?
Myth: "Cigarettes are worse." Fact: One joint can deposit 4x as much of this as a cigarette.
What is Tar?
Redness in the eyes after smoking is caused by the dilation of these.
What are blood vessels (capillaries)
Heavy cannabis use in teens is linked to a permanent drop in this standard measure of intelligence
What is IQ?
Someone hands you a joint. A quick excuse is "No thanks, I have a..."
What is Game/Test tomorrow?
Myth: "It helps me study." Fact: It impairs... ->
What is Focus/Memory?
Myth: "Legal weed is safe weed." Fact: High potency products are legal but still...
What is Risky?
Cannabis suppresses this system, potentially making it harder to fight off infections.
What is the Immune System?
Long term cannabis use can affect this part of sleeping
What are Dreams
Your ride home is high. You should...
What is Call a parent/Uber?
Myth: "It makes me creative." Fact: It actually lowers your ability to evaluate if ideas are...
What is Good/Bad?
Myth: "It's not addictive." Fact: 30% of daily users have...
What is Cannabis Use Disorder
Unlike alcohol, THC is stored in these cells in the body, making it stay in your system longer.
What are Fat Cells?
The risk of developing an addiction to cannabis is highest when a person begins using it during this critical period of life.
adolescence/below 18 years
People are pressuring you. You can use the "Broken Record" technique, which means.
What is Saying "No" repeatedly?
Myth : "It helps anxiety." Fact: It is a temporary fix that often increases anxiety in the...
What is Long Run?
Myth: "It's medicine." Fact: Medicine has specific doses; recreational use is...
What is Unregulated?
The risk of this type of attack is 5x higher in the first hour after smoking due to heart rate spikes.
What is a Heart Attack?