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Bell Ringer. Pick up your journal/pre-test located on the chair Begin working quietly on your own. Please note, you may not know the answers, but do your very best!!!. Break Time. Water Bathroom Sharpen Pencils. Unit: Marijuana. 7.1 B Knowledge of harmful and risky behaviors 7.1 E - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
• Pick up your journal/pre-test located on the chair
• Begin working quietly on your own.Please note, you may not know the answers, but do your very best!!!
BELL RINGER
• Water• Bathroom• Sharpen Pencils
Break Time
• 7.1 BKnowledge of harmful and risky behaviors• 7.1 EFactors that affect school success• 7.2 CStrategies for avoiding drugs
Unit: Marijuana
What is Marijauna
• What Is It?
Marijuana is a mixture of the dried and shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the cannabis sativa plant. The mixture can be green, brown, or gray.
• Most widely used illegal drug. • Even a very small amount of marijuana is illegal (1 joint).
• More potent (stronger) today than in the 1970’s
How is Marijuana Used?
SmokedJoint-Marijuana rolled up in cigarette papersBong-Marijuana smoked using a water pipeBlunt-Hollowed out cigars filled w/marijuana
EatenNot as commonPlaced in baked goods
Gateway Drug
A drug that leads to other drug use
A person who uses marijuana is more likely to be exposed to and urged to try other drugs.
The more marijuana a person smokes, the higher their tolerance level. Therefore, a greater amount of marijuana is needed to get high.
Using marijuana puts children and teens in contact with people who use and sell other drugs. Cigarettes/Alcohol Marijuana Hallucinogens Cocaine Heroin
Gateway
DrugGateway
Drug
NicknamesMany of these common nicknames are used in
movies & music.PotWeedHashMary JaneReeferChronicGrass
Remember: Not “everybody’s doing it”?
What is the correlation between age & use?8% of 8th graders
17% of 10th graders21% of 12th graders
Music & MarijuanaOn average, teens listen to 2.5 hours of music per day =
40 marijuana references per day
Based on reports from Billboard magazine… • 9% of Pop Music• 14% of Rock Songs• 20% of R&B• 36% of Country
And...• 77 % of Rap Songs
reference drug & alcohol!!!
Short-Term Effects• Coordination• Reaction Time• Alertness• Poor decision making skills
(sex, crime, violence)• Memory Loss• Increased Heart Rate• Anxiety
15 % of traffic accidents that end up in the ER are associated with drivers that are “high”
Long-Term Effects
• Lung Disease/Cancer• Grades – Teens with low grades are 4x more
likely to have used marijuana• Depression• Crime• Increased risk for other drugs• Neurological Issues: attention span, speach
How Marijuana Affects Learning
• Interferes with ability to concentrate • Linked to poor grades• Linked to higher dropout rates– Users are 5x more likely to not graduate
Myth: Marijuana is not AddictingMore kids enter treatment for marijuana than for all other illegal drugs
combined!!!Withdrawal Symptoms Include:Loss of appetiteNervousnessIrritabilityStomach painAggressionAnxietyParanoia
Drug AbuseThe Before and After
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU7aRJ4WpUw&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Died 2/11/12 Age 48
Died 7/23/11Age 27
Inhalants
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J618fx8Y2u0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fJwK5500U0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TByV_Twbmi0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Table of Contents
10. Journal Entry – Drugs11. Marijuana Pre-test12. Marijuana Notes13. Marijuana Notes Cont.
• 7th Grade Table of Contents• 1. Table of Contents• 2. What’s Your Alcohol I.Q.?• 3. Alcohol Notes-side 1• 4.Alcohol Notes-side 2• 5.Letter to the Governor• 6.Tobacco Study Guide-side 1• 7.Tobacco Study Guide-side 2• 8.Check It Out-side 1• 9.Check It Out-side 2• 10. Journal Entry-Drug Unit• 11. Marijuana Pre-test • 12. Marijuana Notes• 13. Marijuana Notes Continued