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Objective: To increase the knowledge of youth and the public about the health risks of marijuana use. Why? A 2002 study shows that the percentage of youth who try marijuana doubles from grade 8 to grade 9. (from 16% to 32%) WHAT ARE THE RISKS? Marijuana use has become glamorized and normalized but... Contrary to popular belief,
marijuana, like other drugs, is
harmful! It impairs concentration short-term memory,
logical thinking and the ability to perform complicated tasks.
May cause acute toxic psychosis with
hallucinations, paranoid delusions, and disorientation.
Contains up to 50% more tar than cigarettes when
smoked
Impairs the function of t-cells and in doing so
decreases the immune system
It impairs judgment, reduces
motivation
Increased hunger
Increased heart rate WEED IS ADDICTIVE! The
results of a 2003 Health Canada poll on substance use among young people
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WE MAKE PRESENTATIONS FOR YOUTH GROUPS!
To Find out more informationPlease Contact PASAGE Saint John Tel: 642 4035 Email: pasage@nb.aibn.com
Year after year students fall prey to a drug culture myth – that everyone is doing it and nobody gets hurt. The truth is simply this – not everybody does it; and I have seen the wreckage of those lives ruined by marijuana.” A Teacher's thoughts on marijuana
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Two thirds of teens
12-19 years do not try smoking pot more than once. Less than 3% of teens
smoke pot every day. 19% of those who have
smoked marijuana say they do it out of curiosity; another 19% do it
because their friends do it.
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88%
of teens think it is very dangerous to be in a car if the driver has
been smoking marijuana. 90%
of teens say that taking illegal dr
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