Drug abuse in the United States is estimated to cost industry more than 30,000 milloin a year in
lost production time off work and accidents
( Julian Chomet , Cocain and Crack , Published in the USA ,New York in1987,
Franklin Watts) source 1
-An estimate of fifty million American have tried Marijuana
-One in eleven high school students smoke it regarly
-More than 50% of juniors have used it
-Only a few young adults become potheads , those few will pay th eprice of frequent truancy low
grades , loss of contact with the real world
( Casewit W.Curtis , The Stop Smoking For Teens, New York : NY: Julian Nesser) source 2
What is Marijuana made of ? Made from the plant cannabis sativa The mind altering ingredient (THC) Delta 9-Tertrahydrocannabinol -More than 400 others chemicals are in this plant -Marijuana is made from dry particle of a plant -Marijuana is 10 times greater than weed in the 1970’s What are the immidiate effects of smoking weed
-faster heartbeat
-blood hoot eyes continuation -dry mouth
- pulse rate faster
-The drug can impair(weaken or damage) or reduce short term memory , alter sence of time and reduce ability to do things witch require concentration.
+Is this drug dangerous for young people ?
- When young people start using marijuana reguarly they lose interest and are not motioned to do school work.
-The effect of marijuana can interfere with learning by impairing thinking, reading, comphrension ,and verbal and mathematical skills
- Research shows that students do not remember what they have learned when they are ‘’High”
Montana-2004 Maine-1999 Nevada-2000 New Mexico-2007
New Jersey-2010
(Parloff Roger , How Marijuana Became Legal , www.Money.cnn.com ,9/18/09 3:30 pm ) source 3
16 legal medical marijuana states and DC ( 9/19/11, www.medicalmarijuana.precon.org)source 4
-Heavy users of marijuana can experience deppression anxiety issue and panic attacks as well as lethagary
(www.wiki.answers.com, 12/20/11)source 5
-All forms of marijuana are mind altering they change how the brain works
-Marijuana smoke contains the same ingredients in tobacco smoke that cause emphaysenna and cancer
*Signs of Marijuana abuse -Rapid loud talking and burst of laughter in early stages
-Increase of apetite * -Sleepy or stuporus in the later stages * -Craving for sweets (also known as the munches* -Lack of concentration and coordination - -Odor similar to burnt rope or clothing* -Forgetfulness in converastation -Inflation in white white eyes -Canada is the first country in the world to serve there patients medical marijuana (June 2003) -Marijuana is usually rolled using tobacco paper -16.7 million people smoked marijuana in the past month -its high last for 3 to 4 hours -test they use to see if you were smoking *urine test which is commonly used and gives quick results *hair test are the most accurate *saliva test are the easies, it can be the done at home with a home kit How long does it stay in your body? it depends on your metabolism and how much of it you smoked. Its stay in your saliva for 3 days, urine for 30 days and hair for 90 days Street Names weed, pot , herb, grass ,mary jane, hash, boom, chronic -The drug affects judgment and concentration -slower eye adjusment to change in light ----Chinese Facts cannabis seeds used for food in china cannabis cultivated in china for food and fiber
Regular marijuana users can develop tolerance witch need means they need more of the drug to feel the same high
-People can experience withdraw syptoms when they stop using marijuana .
they include sweating,shaking, upset stomach, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping.
Drug abuse in the United States is estimated to cost industry more than 30,000 milloin a year in
lost production time off work and accidents
( Julian Chomet , Cocain and Crack , Published in the USA ,New York in1987,
Franklin Watts) source 1
-An estimate of fifty million American have tried Marijuana
-One in eleven high school students smoke it regarly
-More than 50% of juniors have used it
-Only a few young adults become potheads , those few will pay th eprice of frequent truancy low
grades , loss of contact with the real world
( Casewit W.Curtis , The Stop Smoking For Teens, New York : NY: Julian Nesser) source 2
What is Marijuana made of ?
Made from the plant cannabis sativa
The mind altering ingredient (THC) Delta 9-Tertrahydrocannabinol
-More than 400 others chemicals are in this plant
-Marijuana is made from dry particle of a plant
-Marijuana is 10 times greater than weed in the 1970’s
What are the immidiate effects of smoking weed
-faster heartbeat
-blood hoot eyes
continuation
-dry mouth
- pulse rate faster
-The drug can impair(weaken or damage) or reduce short term memory , alter sence of time and reduce ability to do things witch require concentration.
+Is this drug dangerous for young people ?
- When young people start using marijuana reguarly they lose interest and are not motioned to do school work.
-The effect of marijuana can interfere with learning by impairing thinking, reading, comphrension ,and verbal and mathematical skills
- Research shows that students do not remember what they have learned when they are ‘’High”
In what states are weed legal?
-17 states legalized medical marijuana
- 15 states are awaiting approval
Delaware -2011 Vermont-2004 Arizona-2010 Rhode Island-2006
MIchigan- 2008 Alaska-1998 Hawaii-2000 DC-2010
Colorado-2000 Washington-1998 California-1996 Oregon-1996
Montana-2004 Maine-1999 Nevada-2000 New Mexico-2007
New Jersey-2010
(Parloff Roger , How Marijuana Became Legal , www.Money.cnn.com ,9/18/09 3:30 pm ) source 3
16 legal medical marijuana states and DC
( 9/19/11, www.medicalmarijuana.precon.org)source 4
-Heavy users of marijuana can experience deppression anxiety issue and panic attacks as well as lethagary
(www.wiki.answers.com, 12/20/11)source 5
-All forms of marijuana are mind altering they change how the brain works
-Marijuana smoke contains the same ingredients in tobacco smoke that cause emphaysenna and cancer
*Signs of Marijuana abuse
-Rapid loud talking and burst of laughter in early stages
-Increase of apetite *
-Sleepy or stuporus in the later stages *
-Craving for sweets (also known as the munches*
-Lack of concentration and coordination -
-Odor similar to burnt rope or clothing*
-Forgetfulness in converastation
-Inflation in white white eyes
-Canada is the first country in the world to serve there patients medical marijuana (June 2003)
-Marijuana is usually rolled using tobacco paper
-16.7 million people smoked marijuana in the past month
-its high last for 3 to 4 hours
-test they use to see if you were smoking
*urine test which is commonly used and gives quick results
*hair test are the most accurate
*saliva test are the easies, it can be the done at home with a home kit
How long does it stay in your body?
it depends on your metabolism and how much of it you smoked. Its stay in your saliva for 3 days, urine for 30 days and hair for 90 days
Street Names
weed, pot , herb, grass ,mary jane, hash, boom, chronic
-The drug affects judgment and concentration
-slower eye adjusment to change in light
----Chinese Facts
cannabis seeds used for food in china
cannabis cultivated in china for food and fiber
Regular marijuana users can develop tolerance witch need means they need more of the drug to feel the same high
-People can experience withdraw syptoms when they stop using marijuana .
they include sweating,shaking, upset stomach, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping.
__www.ades.bc.ca/drug-facts/marijuana.html__
source 6
*Marijuana is most common an illegal drug used in the United States.
-1 million Americans have tried it at least once in there lifetime
-More than 25 million have smoked it in the last year
-According to a drug survey 6,000 americans try marijuana for the firs time each day
-Just under forty% of high school students in the US report using marijuana at least once in their life
-Twenty% report using marijuana reguraly
__www.facts.randomsfacthistory.com__
source 6
HEALTH
*anxiety
*depression
*schizophrenia
DAMAGE TO THE LUNGS
*develop breathing problems
*coughing
*wheezing
*have more chest cold then non users
*better risk of getting PNEUMONIA
THC
*weaken immune cells more likely to get sick
→ Weekly marijuana use can double the risk of depression later in life
→ The risk is even higher for Girls / Female marijuana users are 5 times more likely to be depressed at 21 than non users
→ Marijuana use can also cause an increase in panic attacks
→ Using marijuana while can cause premature births and children may
develop learning problems as they get older
-->In females changes in the brain signals cause by
THC may affect ovulation and decrease fertility
→ In male even one marijuana cigarette can cause a temporary drop in male hormon production
* Human studies show that marijuana smoking can cause incomplete genetic information to
the transmitted offspring
*Low energy
*lack of ambition
*lack of interest
*Low achievement -- frequent users tend to have lower grades
__www.ctcearninghouse.org__
source 7
→ Marijuana is Americas cash crop making 36 billion a year.