MARIJUANA

WHAT IS MARIJUANA?

• the dried flowers, leaves and stems of the Cannabis Sativa plant

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

HOW IS IT CONSUMED?

• smoked,using a pipe, a bong or by rolling a joint
• Blunts are cigars that are emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana, sometimes in combination with other drugs
• Can be swallowed and digested

WHAT IS THE CATEGORY OF DRUG?

• A schedule 1 substance which means it has no legal medical use without a prescription and high potential abuse

WHAT CHEMICAL IS IN THE PLANT?

• Delta /9 Tetrahydrocannabinol

WHAT CAUSES THE HIGH?

• Physcoactive chemicals are indegested
• Main one is Delta /9 Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC
• THC goes into heart
• Heart pumps it into blood stream
• The blood goes into the brain
• THC activates receptors in brain. It changes chemical and physical balance in brain causing a high

WHAT ARE THE STREET NAMES?

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WHAT ARE THE SHORT TERM EFFECTS?

• Dry mouth and eyes
• Increased heart rate
• Bloodshot eyes and puffy eyelids
• Impaired short term memory
• Difficulty thinking and problem solving
• Anxiety attacks
• Cardiac problems for people with heart disease or high blood pressure
• Increased susceptibility to infections
• Dangerous impairment of driving skills

WHAT ARE THE LONG TERM EFFECTS?

• Memory and learning disability
• Mental illness
• Infertility

IS MARIJUANA A GATEWAY DRUG?

• Yes, A gateway drug is a habit-forming drug that, while not itself addictive, may lead to the use of other addictive drugs
• Studies have shown that people who use marijuana go on to using harder drugs like cocaine and heroin

WHAT ARE SOME STATISTICS AMONG TEENAGERS?

• Teens who smoke heavily lost an average of eight IQ points between ages 13-38
• Among boys 12-17 years old, in 2007, 6.7% were committed marijuana users
• 94 million people have admitted using it. At the time this was 31% of the world in 2007
• Contains 50%-70% cancer-causing substances than tobacco

WHAT ARE IT'S MEDICAL BENIFITS?

• Safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of
• Cancer
• Aids
• Multiple sclerosis
• Glaucoma
• Epilepsy
• All other forms of Pain

VIDEO ON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE MARIJUANA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• www.medicalmarijuana.procon.org
• http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/alco...
• http://www.factcheck.org/2015/04/is-marijuana-really-a-gateway-drug/
• http://healthland.time.com/2010/10/29/marijuna-as-a-gateway-drug-the-myth-t...
• http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/the-harmful-effects.html