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FAQ courtesy of CDC
What the whaaa?!?
Herb Law
100
Emotional self-regulation, high self-worth, good coping/problem solving skills, engagement and connections in two or more of the following contexts: at school, with peers, in athletics, employment, religion, culture
What are adolescent INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIVE factors that prevent substance abuse/addiction?
100
Marijuana smoking is associated with large airway inflammation, increased airway resistance, and lung hyperinflation, and those who smoke marijuana regularly report more symptoms of chronic bronchitis than those who do not smoke.
What are marijuana's effects on lung health?
100
Yes, secondhand marijuana smoke contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical responsible for most of marijuana’s psychological effects, and many of the same toxic chemicals in smoked tobacco.
Can secondhand marijuana smoke affect nonsmokers, including children?
100
There are more dispensaries in Colorado than there are Starbucks.
What is a weird marijuana fact?
100
alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam(Klonopin), and diazepam(Valium). *Low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule III. *Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. *Abuse of the drug/substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule III.
What are Schedule IV drugs/substances?
200
Permissive parenting, parent-child conflict, inadequate supervision/monitoring, lack of or inconsistent discipline, parental favorable attitudes toward alcohol/drugs, low parental aspirations for child
What are adolescent FAMILY risk factors for substance abuse/addiction?
200
Studies have shown adolescent exposure to THC is associated with an altered reward system, increasing the likelihood that they will self-administer other drugs (e.g., cocaine,heroin) when given an opportunity .
What are marijuana's long term effects on the brain?
200
Smoked marijuana has many of the same cancer-causing substances as smoked tobacco, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions around the potential for causing chronic diseases such as heart attacks, cancer, and lung diseases.
Does marijuana increase the risk of chronic disease?
200
Research shows that about 1 in 10 marijuana users will become addicted. For people who begin using before the age of 18, that number rises to 1 in 6.
What are the chances of becoming addicted to marijuana?
200
Anabolic steroids, codeine and hydrocodone products with aspirin or Tylenol®, and some barbituates *Has less potential for abuse than the drugs or other substances in Schedules I and II. *Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. » Abuse of the drug/substance may lead to moderate/low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.
What are some Schedule III drugs/substances?
300
Poor self-regulation, anxiety, depression, ADHD, antisocial behavior, and early substance use.
What are adolescent INDIVIDUAL risk factors for substance abuse/addiction?
300
Several studies have linked marijuana use to increased risk for psychiatric disorders, including psychosis (schizophrenia), depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders, but whether and to what extent it actually causes these conditions is not always easy to determine. *The amount of drug used, the age at first use, and genetic vulnerability have all been shown to influence this relationship.
What is the link between marijuana and psychiatric disorders?
300
A fatal overdose is unlikely, but that doesn’t mean marijuana is harmless. In fact, the potency—determined by the amount of THC in the marijuana—of current strains may lead to poisonings, particularly when eaten or swallowed. Also, people can and do injure themselves because of marijuana’s effects on judgment, perception, movement, and coordination.
What are the chances of overdosing on marijuana?
300
*Unsuccessful efforts to quit using marijuana. *Giving up important activities with friends and family in favor of using marijuana. *Using marijuana even when it is known that it causes problems fulfilling everyday jobs at home, school or work.
What are the signs I'm becoming addicted to marijuana?
300
Places all substances which were in some manner regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules. This placement is based upon the substance’s medical use, potential for abuse, and safety or dependence liability.
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
400
School failure, low commitment to school, accessibility/availability, laws and norms favorable toward use, peer attitudes toward drugs, interpersonal alienation, deviant peer groups
What are adolescent SCHOOL/PEERS/COMMUNITY risk factors for substance abuse/addiction?
400
A large longitudinal study in New Zealand found that persistent marijuana use disorder with frequent use starting in adolescence was associated with a loss of an average of 6 or up to 8 IQ points measured in mid-adulthood. (and you don't get those IQ points back)
What are marijuana's long term effects on the brain?
400
Results are unpredictable. Those smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at the same time: can have nausea or vomiting, or they can react with panic, anxiety or paranoia. It can also increase the risk of psychotic symptoms such as seeing or hearing things that aren’t really there (hallucinations) for vulnerable people; increases the risk of motor vehicle crashes more than either substance used on its own.
What are the effects of mixing alcohol and marijuana?
400
After Tupac died, his friends mixed his ashes with weed and smoked them
What is a weird marijuana fact?
400
morphine,phencyclidine (PCP), cocaine, methadone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. *Has a high potential for abuse. *Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. *Abuse of the drug/substance may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
What are some Schedule II drugs/substances?
500
Family provides structure, supportive relationships with family members, limits, rules, monitoring, and predictability; presence of mentors and support for development of skills and interests
What are adolescent FAMILY/SCHOOL/PEER PROTECTIVE factors that prevent substance abuse/addiction?
500
A recent analysis using data from three large studies in Australia and New Zealand found that adolescents who used marijuana regularly were significantly less likely than their non-using peers to finish high school or obtain a degree.
What are the ways marijuana can effect school, work, and social life?
500
Yes. There is growing scientific evidence that heavy, regular use of marijuana that begins during the teen years may lower a person’s IQ and interfere with other aspects of school, social life and well-being. Teen marijuana users are also more likely to become addicted to marijuana than people who start using the drug when they are older.
Is marijuana harmful to teens and young adults?
500
Eskimos have 100 words for snow; Americans have more than 200 words for cannabis
What is a weird marijuana fact?
500
heroin, gammahydroxybutyric acid (GHB), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, and methaqualone. *Has a high potential for abuse. *The drug/substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. *There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug/substance under medical supervision.
What are some Schedule I drugs/substances?