The Truth
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Drug Name: Marijuana
Classification: Hallucinogen
Street Names: Weed, Pot, Mary Jane, Dope, Hemp
Methods of use: Smoked
How does it affect the body? It raises their heart rate,
lessened coordination and balance, and unreal state of
mind .
• Short-term effects: Panic, poor coordination, lowered
reaction time, increased heart beat, and sensory
distortion
• Long-term effects: Reduce resistance to common
illnesses, study difficulties, inability to understand
things clearly, and rapid destruction of lung fibers
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Over 94 million people in the US have admitted using it at least once.
According to the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2.1
million people in the US abused marijuana for the first time that year.
Among 12-to 17-year-olds, 6.7% were current marijuana users in 2007.
In 2005, 242,200 emergency room visits in the US involved marijuana.
Next to alcohol, marijuana is the second most frequently found substance
in the bodies of drivers involved in fatal automobile accidents.
• How addictive is it? It is less addictive than some of the
stronger drugs. It can lead to the use of other drugs
that’s why it is know as a gateway drug.
The Truth About Drugs
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Drug name: Marijuana
Classification: Depressant
Street names: Mary Jane, Texas Tea, Roach,
Chocolate, Grass
Methods of use: Smoked from a cigarette or a
pipe. It can be mixed with food or brewed with tea.
How does it affect the body? Within minutes it
increases the heart rate. You have less
coordination.
Short term affects: panic, anxiety disorders, poor
movement, increased heart beat, dissertation
Long term: growth disorders, personality changes,
study difficulties, cannot understand things clearly
Statistics: over 94 million people in the U.S have
admitted to using marijuana. 2.1 million people
have abused Marijuana for the first time. 242,200
emergency visits to the hospital. 40% of males
that are arrested for a crime test positive for
Marijuana. Next to alcohol, Marijuana is mostly
found in dead bodies from a car wreck.
How addictive is it? Its addictive but not as
addictive as the others
The Truth about Drugs
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Drug name: Marijuana
Classification:Depressant
Street names: Astro turf, Texas tea, weed, Bhang, and white.
Methods of use: Smoking.
How does it affect the body?
Short term effects: Drowsiness, Red eyes, Increased appetite, Loss
of coordination, Distorted vision, hearing and sense of time
Long term effects: Psychotic symptoms, Growth disorders, Lung
damage ,Reduced ability to learn and retain information, Heart
damage
Statistics:
One joint has as much cancer producing chemicals as three
cigarettes.
THC damages the immune system.
More than 3.8% of the world’s population use marijuana.
In 2007 12- 17 year olds were current marijuana users.
99.9% of cocaine users started on Marijuana.
How addictive is it? Marijuana is much more addictive now than in
the 60’s.
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Drug name: Marijuana
Classification Type: depressant
Street Names: weed, skunk, chronic, ganja, kiff
Methods of Use: smoked, eaten, drank
Short Term Effects: Loss of coordination and sense of time, vision and
hearing impaired, sleepiness, increased appetite, increased heart
rate, relaxed muscles, decreased school performance due to memory
problems and decreased ability to solve problems
Long Term Effects: Psychotic symptoms, heart and lung damage,
worsen symptoms of bronchitis, cause coughing and wheezing,
decreased ability to fight lung infections and illness
Statistics: Among 12-17 year olds 6.7% were marijuana users in 2007.
Next to alcohol, marijuana is the second most frequently found
substance in the bodies of drivers involved in fatal automobile
accidents. In 2005, 242,200 emergency room visits in the US involved
marijuana. Over 94 million people in the US have admitted to using
it at least once. 21 million people in the US abused marijuana for the
first time in 2007.
How addictive is it? It is addictive but not to the degree that many
other drugs are.
The Truth
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• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health18283689
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• http://www.businessinsider.com/whatmarijuana-does-to-your-body-and-mind2012-11?op=1
Marijuana Real
Life Stories
“I was given my first joint in the
playground of my school. I'm a heroin
addict now, and I’ve just finished my
eighth treatment for drug addiction."—
Christian
"The teacher in the school I went to
would smoke three or four joints a day.
He got lots of students to start smoking
joints, me included. His dealer then
pushed me to start using heroin, which I
did without resisting. By that time, it was
as if my conscience was already
dead."— Veronique
"I started using on a lark, a dare from a best friend who said
that I was too chicken to smoke a joint and drink a quart of
beer. I was fourteen at that time. After seven years of using
and drinking I found myself at the end of the road with
addiction. I was no longer using to feel euphoria, I was just
using to feel some semblance of normality. Then I started
having negative feelings about myself and my own abilities. I
hated the paranoia. I hated looking over my shoulder all the
time. I really hated not trusting my friends.
"I became so paranoid that I successfully drove everyone
away and found myself in the terrible place no one wants to be
in — I was alone. I'd wake up in the morning and start using
and keep using throughout the day."— Paul
THE TRUTH ABOUT MARIJUANA
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Drug Name: Marijuana
Type: Hallucinogen
Street Names: Pot, Mary Jane, Weed, Herb, Grass
Methods of Use: Smoke, mixed with food
Affects on the Body: Poor memory
Short Term Effects: Panic, Increased heart rate, Anxiety, Sleepy,
Sensory distortion
Long Term Effects: Growth disorders, Personality change, Immune
deficiency, Reduced sexual capacity, Lung damage
Stats: In 2007, 14.4 million in the US had smoked Pot at least once
in the last month; Grown for a hallucinogen over 2000 years ago; THC
levels averaged 1% in 1974; THC levels averaged 4% in 1994; In
2008 THC levels reached a high at 9.6%.
Addiction Levels: Little to none (emotionally addictive)
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Drug Name: Marijuana
The Truth About Drugs
Classification: Hallucinogen
Street Names: Pot, Herb, Weed, Grass,
Dope, Mary Jane, Widow.
Methods of Use: Smoked
How does it affect the body?: It increases the person’s heart rate,
lessens coordination, and creates are dreamy unreal state of mind.
Short term Effects: Sensory distrotion, panic, anxiety,
poor coordination of movement, lower reaction time,
Increased heartbeat.
Long term Effects: Reduced resistance to common illnesses,
growth disorders, suppression of immune system, increase of
abnormally structured cells in the body, drowsiness, lack of motivation.
Stats: 1) According to the UN, 158.5 million people around the world use
marijuana- more than 3.8% of the plant’s population. 2) Over 94 million people
in the U.S. have admitted using it at least once. 3) According to the 2007 National
Survey
on Drug Use and Health, 2.1 million people in the U.S. abused marijuana for the 1st
time that year. 4) Among 12 to 17 years olds, 6.7% were current marijuana users
in 2007.
5) In 2005, 242,200 emergency room visits in the U.S. involved marijuana.
How addictive is it?: Many users keep coming back to it for that high they
reached the
first few times.
When marijuana is smoked,
its active ingredient, THC,
travels throughout the body,
including the brain, to
produce its many effects.
THC attaches to sites called
cannabinoid receptors on
nerve cells in the brain,
affecting the way those cells
work. Cannabinoid
receptors are abundant in
parts of the brain that
regulate movement,
coordination, learning and
memory, higher cognitive
functions such as judgment,
and pleasure.
“SPICE”
“Spice” refers to a wide variety of herbal
mixtures that produce experiences similar to
marijuana (cannabis) and that are marketed as
“safe,” legal alternatives to that drug. Sold
under many names, including K2, fake weed,
Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks, and
others—and labeled “not for human
consumption”—these products contain dried,
shredded material and chemical additives that
are responsible for their psychoactive (mindaltering) effects.
“SPICE” “K2”Synthetic Marijuana
False Advertising: K2/SPICE
Labels on Spice products often
claim that they contain “natural”
psycho-active material taken from
a variety of plants. Spice products
do contain dried plant material,
but chemical analyses show that
their active ingredients are
synthetic (or designer)
cannabinoid compounds.
"BATH SALTS"
"Bath Salts", the newest fad to hit the shelves
(virtual and real), is the latest addition to a
growing list of items that young people can obtain
to get high. The synthetic powder is sold legally
online and in drug paraphernalia stores under a
variety of names, such as "Ivory Wave," "Purple
Wave," "Red Dove," "Blue Silk," "Zoom," "Bloom,"
"Cloud Nine," "Ocean Snow," "Lunar Wave,"
"Vanilla Sky," "White Lightning,"