Teen use of Marajuana
Mental Health and Teens
Teens and Bullying
Teens and social Media
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Fewer students in twelfth grade who have college plans reported using marijuana in the past 30 days than students who have no college plans.


Fact. 

(22 versus 27 percent, respectively).

childtrends.org


100

Mental Health does not affect children from 14-18.

What is ...

Fiction.

50% of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14.


nami.org


100

An estimated 160,000 U.S. children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students.

What is....

Fact. 

According to the National Education Association, PACER Center, and StopBullying.gov


100

Most teens use snapchat more than instagram or twitter.

Fact. 

Teens overwhelmingly choose Snapchat as their main social media site

  • 41% of teens use Snapchat
  • 22% of teens use Instagram
  • 15% of teens use Facebook
100

What does ALTOSS stand for

What is...The Alternative To Out Of School Suspension

200

Marijuana is not addictive.


Fiction. 

  • Marijuana is addictive. About 1 in 6 people who start using as a teen, and 25-50 percent of those who use it every day, become addicted to marijuana.






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20% of youth ages 13-18 live with a mental

health condition. 


What is...

Fact. 

nami.org


200

15% of kids have been threatened online.

What is...

Fiction. 

35% of kids have been threatened online.

 According to the National Education Association, PACER Center, and StopBullying.gov:


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In 2018, teens have reported that they enjoyed in person communication less than in 2012.


Fact. 

In 2012, 49% of teens reported that they enjoyed in person communication, while in 2018, 32% of teens reported that they enjoyed in person communication. 

Texting is the preferred communication now at 35%. 

https://smartsocial.com/social-media-statistics-2018/


200

Name this brand

UPS

300

Marijuana use may precede depression.


Fact. 

Research shows girls (ages 14-15) who used marijuana daily were 5 times more likely to face depression at age 21. Daily use in young women was associated with an over five-fold increase in the odds of reporting a state of depression and anxiety.

verywellmind.com


300

Children 14 and older with mental illnesses are 10% more likely to drop out of school.

What is...

Fiction. 

37% of students with a mental health condition age 14 and older drop out of school—the highest dropout rate of any disability group.


300

Bullies will eventually grow out of being a bully.

What is...

Fiction. 

Bullies often go on to perpetrate violence later in life: 40% of boys identified as bullies in grades 6 through 9 had three or more arrests by age 30.


According to the National Education Association, PACER Center, and StopBullying.gov:


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23% of teens agree that social media has taken away from time they could spend with friends in person.


Fiction. 

  • 42% of teens agree that social media has taken away from time they could spend with friends in person, compared to 34% in 2012

https://smartsocial.com/social-media-statistics-2018/


300

Name this Company

Amazon

400

Marijuana is safe if
you are behind the wheel.


FICTION. 


  • Marijuana is the most common illegal drug involved in auto fatalities.5

  • Marijuana is found in the blood of approximately 14 percent of drivers who die in car crashes, often in combination with alcohol or other drugs.


NIDA (2015). Marijuana: Facts for Teens. Retrieved February 16, 2017, from www.drugabuse.gov/publications/marijuana-facts­ teens. National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes
of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


400

The average delay between onset of symptoms and intervention is 8-10 years.

What is...

Fact. 


nami.org


400

When bystanders intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds 57% of the time.

What is...

Fact. 

According to the National Education Association, PACER Center, and StopBullying.gov


400

77% of all teens agree that using social media often distracts them when they should be doing homework


Fiction.

  • 57% of all teens agree that using social media often distracts them when they should be doing homework

https://smartsocial.com/social-media-statistics-2018/


400

The name of the child of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Archie

500

Past-year use of marijuana reached its lowest levels in more than two decades among 8th and 10th graders in 2016 and has since remained stable.


Fact. 

Daily, past-month, past-year, and lifetime marijuana use declined among 8th graders and remains unchanged among 10th and 12th graders compared to five years ago, despite the changing state marijuana laws during this time period.

drugabuse.gov


500

Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in youth ages 10 - 24.1

What is...

Fact. 


nami.org


500

1 in 5 teens drivers say they check notifications at least sometimes.

500

The fastest animal in the world that runs on two legs

Ostrich

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