Marijuana
The decision to avoid marijuana, which can lead to a healthier body and mind.
What is abstinence?
The highly addictive, odorless, and colorless drug found in tobacco products that affects the central nervous system.
What is nicotine?
The psychological term for becoming aware of your thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations in the present moment.
What is mindfulness?
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
What is anxiety?
This class of drugs speeds up the central nervous system, increasing heart rate and alertness.
What are stimulants?
For youth under 25, regular marijuana use can have long-term effects on this developing organ.
What is the brain?
The sticky, black substance that accumulates in the lungs of smokers.
What is tar?
The technique of focusing on and then releasing the tension in different muscle groups in your body.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
A relaxation technique that involves systematically tensing and relaxing different muscle groups in the body.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
This is a short-term risk of drug use that occurs when a person takes a large, sometimes fatal, amount of a drug.
What is an overdose?
A marijuana material
What is a hemp plant?
This disease can be caused by smoking, as the chemicals in cigarettes can trigger DNA mutations.
What is cancer?
The communication tactic of giving the silent treatment or using sarcasm instead of addressing the issue directly.
What is passive-aggressive communication?
An irrational and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or activity.
What is a phobia?
People, places, and things that can cause a person in recovery to want to use drugs again.
What are triggers?
Marijuana effects
What are high blood pressure or faster and being able to remember things?
Smoking is a major risk factor for this severe heart condition, which is caused by constricted blood vessels and thick, sticky blood.
What is a heart attack?
A healthy way to release pent-up frustration that involves running, working out, or other physical activity.
What is exercise?
This can be a healthy coping mechanism as it improves our mood and makes us feel good about ourselves.
What is helping another person?
The long-term health effect of inhalant abuse, which can cause permanent damage to brain cells.
What is permanent brain damage?
Medical marijuana is often used to relieve this symptom which causes a person to feel like they are going to throw up.
What is nausea?
Average amount of tar that builds up in your lungs after a year.
What is one cup?
The healthy coping strategy described by talking to a therapist, a trusted friend, or a family member.
What is talking it out or seeking social support?
Activities like knitting, painting, or playing an instrument that provide a creative outlet and a distraction from worries.
What are hobbies or creative outlets?
A medical complication caused by binge drinking, resulting in confusion, vomiting, and unconsciousness.
What is alcohol poisoning?