marijuana

Marijuana

• Marijuana is a psychoactive drug.
• This type of drug interacts with the nervous system
• Alters a person's mood, perception, and behavior 
• Marijuana is also known as cannabis

How it works

• Drugs are carried out by blood
• Targets tissue in the body

Effects

• Marijuana's more damaging to lungs than cigarets
• Disturbs memory formation
• Makes it difficult to carry out mental and physical tasks
• Adult marijuana users score lower than equal-IQ's than non users

Effect on brain