Marijuana
What is marijuana?
Dried leaves, flowers, stems and seeds from the plant Cannabis Sativa.
What is alcohol?
It's the most commonly used and abused drug in all age groups.
What are hallucinogens?
They are drugs that effect a person's perceptions, sensations, thinking, self-awareness, and emotions
What are depressants?
Depressants are substances that slow down the normal function of the Central Nervous System
Drugs that produce the combination of a dreamy, euphoric state while lessening the sensation of pain.
What are ways marijuana is used?
Smoked, eaten (mixed in foods), drank (brewed as tea).
What is ethyl alcohol?
It is the alcohol found in beer, wine and liquors.
What are some hallucinogens?
LSD, Shrooms and PCP/angel dust
What are some depressants?
Alcohol, Xanax, Marijuana
What are some opioids?
Morphine, codeine, fentanyl, heroin
Name some facts about marijuana.
Marijuana is not a cure for cancer
It is popular among teens
It is addictive
It is harmful
What factors influence alcohols effects?
The type of drink
How quickly it's drunk
Amount of food in your stomach
Body weight
Why are hallucinogens used?
To dull physical or emotional pain or to have an out of body experience
Why are depressants used?
To reduce anxiety, induce sleep, lower inhibitions
Why are opioids used?
For pain relief or to dull emotional pain.
What are some effects of marijuana?
Marijuana disrupts normal brain development
Impairs coordination
Difficulty thinking
Eyes appear red
Increased appetite
Long term effects of alcohol
Brain shrinkage
Birth defects in children
Cancers
Crimes due to alcohol
What are some effects of hallucinogens?
Dilated pupils
Memory loss
Anxiety
Speech
What are some effects of depressants?
Slurred speech, slowed breathing, drowsiness, poor coordination
What are some effects of opioids?
Decreased sensation of pain, slowed breathing, drowsiness. Sometimes nausea and diarrhea.
What are some long term health effects of marijuana?
Increases risk of heart attacks
Will impair judgement
Respiratory problems
Increased risk for lung cancer
Blood Alcohol Concentrations
.05% - judgement, speech and motor coordination are definitely affected
.08% - reflexes and judgement are clearly impaired
.4%-.5% - Death or brain damage occur
How are hallucinogens used?
Pill, liquid, powder, injected, oral, sniffed or smoked
How are depressants used?
Pills, smoked, swallowed, injected or snorted
How are depressants used?
Injected, swallowed, snorted and smoked.