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NON USE USE
2.00 1.38 0.88 0.73 0.52
CASA 2001
Correlation of non use by consideration of peers who use substances
PEER INFLUENCE
AND
USE OR NON USE
NONE
Most or all
< HalfHalf
> Half
Not under influence Under influence
decreased brain activity
ALCOHOL
MARIJUANA
Susan Tapert/University of California, San Diego
The images above show the brain activity of a 15-year-old nondrinker, top, and a drinker, bottom.
MEMORY TASK
Surface View: This smooth
view shows full activity
Bumpy areas and places that do not ‘fill in’
are areas of low or decreased
activity.
Teen heavy weekend user of AlcoholAmen Clinics
How long does it stay in your system?
Today’s pot is not like yesterdays… stronger and stronger concentrations of THC have made marijuana a potent drug that
deposits in brain tissue and effects brain function.
Healthy Brain Marijuana Brain
Amen Clinics
16 yr. old daily user
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Healthy 16 Heavy Lifelong
KEEP SMOKIN…
16 16 43
NON USER
SIMPLE HAND SKILL
MARIJUANA USER
SIMPLE HAND SKILL
Note: Subject not under influence during scan.
POT OR NOT? YOUR CHOICE YOUR GAME
SkillRecallArea
ENDURANCE REDUCED
American Athletic Institute
Oxygen consumption was reduced by 4.9
ml/kg/min…
< 6.96%02 to working muscles
O2
LOST PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL
The residual effect of alcohol or a hangover has been shown to reduce
performance by an average of 11.4% in elite athlete populations.
11.4%<
96 HOURS
Heavy maximal level training followed by
excessive alcohol consumption can
result in hormonal disruptions for up to
96 hours (4 days)
TRAINING EFFECTRECOVERY
PERFORMANCE
(12-20 hours after
the start of drinking) the testosterone
level wasonly about half what it was…
TESTOSTERONE
Some males who drink heavily & regularly have testosterone levels similar to female levels.
10:1 or 1:10