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Marijuana smoke is safe.
FALSE
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The marijuana use by actors in movies and music videos is real.
FALSE
Hollywood spends a lot of money making fake vampires and aliens look real; they do the same with marijuana and other drugs.
Marijuana Damages what major Organ?
Lungs and the Brain
Marijuana use is not addictive.
Fiction
Marijuana smoke can cause respiratory problems.
TRUE
Marijuana use impairs short-term memory.
TRUE
Marijuana use does not affect academic performance or achievements.
FALSE
Marijuana contains a chemical that changes the way the brain works.
THC
Marijuana users always knows what to expect when they use the drug
FALSE
You Never Know.
Marijuana use impairs concentration and balance
TRUE
THC, the mind-altering substances in marijuana, blocks receptors in the brain that regulate concentration and balance.
Marijuana use suppresses the appetite.
FALSE
THC, the mind-altering substance in marijuana, increases the appetite, causing the “munchies”. The increased appetite often results in weight gain not weight loss.
Marijuana use impairs concentration and balance.
TRUE
THC, the mind-altering substances in marijuana, blocks receptors in the brain that regulate concentration and balance.
Marijuana use does not interfere with athletic performance
Marijuana affects timing, movement, depth perception, and coordination, which can negatively affect athletic performance.
Marijuana use during pregnancy does not affect the developing fetus.
FALSE
A pregnant women who regularly uses mariujuana may give birth prematurely to an undersized, underweight baby. Studies also suggest that prenatal use of marijuana may result in birth defects, mental abnormalities, and increased risk of leukemia in children.
A parent’s negative attitude toward marijuana use has the most influence on their teen’s decision not to use marijuana.
FACT
Parents are the most powerful influence on their teen’s attitude toward drug use. Studies show that marijuana use is lower among teens whose parents strongly disapprove of drug abuse.
Marijuana smoke can cause what types of respiratory problems
How Does Marijuana use effect academic performance or achievements.
Lateness, incomplete work, incomplete test, sleeping in class, unmotivated to participate in outside the classroom activities.
How does Marijuana use impairs short-term memory.
Can't remember small things like birthdays, Test dates (regents/finals), forget the time you need to be somewhere.
How Marijuana use impairs concentration and balance,
Delayed "saying huh" when someone calls your name. Too tired to concentrate. Tripping overself while walking.
Smoking marijuana weakens the immune system.
FACT
Smoking marijuana suppresses the body’s immune system. Marijuana smokers are more susceptible to illness and infections than non-smokers.
Marijuana is harmless because it is natural.
FICTION
Many drugs are derived from plants: tobacco from the tobacco plant; cocaine from the coca plant; and heroin from the poppy plant. All of these plants are natural, but none of these drugs is harmless.
Smoking marijuana slows the heart rate, so it’s relaxing.
FALSE
Marijuana increases the heart rate by 20-50 percent shortly after smoking. This effect can last up to 3 hours. An increased heart rate can reduce blood supply to the heart as well as cause pain.
Marijuana users have an increase risk for depression and schizophrenia, especially for teens with a genetic predisposition to either condition.
FACT
Research have found an association between marijuana use and an increase risk of depression, an early onset of schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders.
Marijuana use effects a person’s ability to safely drive a vehicle.
Fact
Marijuana impairs attentiveness, perception of time and speed, judgement and motor coordination, as well as slows reaction time. Drivers under the influence of THC have an increase chance of being involved in and being responsible for a collision.