MARIJUANA:

"MARIJUANA IS A SAFE DRUG"

• Driving high on marijuana can be just as
• Dangerous as driving drunk.

"IT'S OKAY TO TRY A DRUG JUST ONCE"

• Some drugs such as crack cocaine or inhalants,
• Can be fatal the first time they are used.

"IF I WANT TO USE DRUGS, I ONLY AFFECT MYSELF"

• Drug use affects you, your family,
• Your friends, and society

"I CAN STOP ANYTIME I WANT"

• The more often you use drugs,
• The harder it can become to stop.

"MARIJUANA USE CAUSES CANCER"

• Marijuana smoke, like cancer smoke contains
• Carcinogens, but even hardcore pot smokers
• Consume much less pot than tobacco smokers
• Do cigarettes, probably not enough to cause
• Cancer.

"MARIJUANA IS THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUG"

• Studies have shown that marijuana
• Is less harmful than alcohol and tobacco,
• And much less harmful than other addictive
• Drugs such as heroin and cocaine.

"MARIJUANA IS NOT ADDICTIVE"

• Heavy users of marijuana may develop
• Withdrawal symptoms, such as irritability,
• Anxiety, and difficult sleeping, when they
• Have not used the drug for a period of
• Time.

COMMON SHORT TERM AFFECTS OF SMOKING MARIJUANA:

• Slowed thinking ability
• Anxiety
• Increased appetite
• Loss of balance and coordination
• Panic attacks