Elementary School Marijuana Prevention Program

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Elementary School Marijuana Prevention Program

• Facts Good Choices

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Please use this as a teaching tool for your class
to create an open discussion. This presentation
is intended for grades 6/7.
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SAMHSA's 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and
Health shows 3.1 million persons aged 12 or older
used marijuana daily Marijuana Addiction.
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Title
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What is it?

• Dried leaves, stems, flowers and seeds of the
  Hemp plant
• It is an illegal drug
• Its scientific name is Cannabis Sativa
• It contains a dangerous chemical in it called
  delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
• Can be used by drinking, mixing it with food,
  or smoking it
• National Institute on Drug Abuse. Marijuana.
  Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
  http//teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_mj1.aspstr
  eet.

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MarijuanaCommon Names

• Grass
• Herb
• Reefer
• Skunk
• Chronic

• Weed
• Ganja
• Pot
• Green
• Mary Jane

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FACTS!
FACTS
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• MYTH OR FACT?

Marijuana is a natural herb that doesnt harm you
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ANSWER MYTH

• In 2002 there were 119,472 marijuana related
  admissions to the ER
• Marijuana contains 400 other harmful chemicals,
  some of which cause lung cancer
• (Drug Abuse Warning Network, Counsil on
  Alcoholism and Addictions of the Finger Lakes.
  Marijuana Setting the record straight. Retrieved
  on March 11, 2006 from http//www.councilonalcohol
  ism.net/Marijuana.htm

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WHAT DOES IT DO TO ME?
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What does it do to me?

• Is a factor in causing the development of mental
  illness and personality problems
• Memory problems
• Confusion or mental impairment
• Mood Changes
• Depression
• Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Impaired memory
• Disorientation
• Counsil on Alcoholism and Addictions of the
  Finger Lakes. Marijuana Setting the record
  straight. Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
  http//www.councilonalcoholism.net/Marijuana.htm
• Marijuana. Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
  http/faculty.washington.edu/ chudler/mari.html

• BRAIN

• Relaxation
• Reduced coordination
• Reduced blood pressure
• Sleepiness
• Disruption in attention
• An altered sense of time and space

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What does it do to me?

• Respiratory System

• Smoking marijuana can lead to lung cancer, more
  potentially than smoking cigarettes
• National Institute on Drug Abuse. Marijuana.
  Retrieved on
• March 11, 2006 from
• http//teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_mj1.asp
  street.

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What does it do to me?

• School

• Deteriorating Academic Performance
• The Amotivation Syndrome
• Lower achievement, more acceptance of deviant
  behavior, more delinquent behavior and
  aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer
  relationships with parents, and more associations
  with delinquent and drug-using friends
• Marijuana Addiction. Marijuana Infornmation.
  Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  marijuanaaddiction.com/Pictures/marijuana_kid.jpg
  imgrefurlhttp//www.marijuanaaddiction.com/mariju
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MYTH OR FACT?

• Marijuana is not addictive

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ANSWER MYTH
MARIJUANA IS ADDICTIVE! More than 120,000 people
seek treatment each year for marijuana addiction.
Marijuana Addiction. Marijuana Infornmation.
Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
marijuanaaddiction.com/Pictures/marijuana_kid.jpg
imgrefurlhttp//www.marijuanaaddiction.com/mariju
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What the MEDIA is telling us
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TELEVISION
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That 70s FACT

• Marijuana is currently up to 25 times more
  potent than it was in the sixties making the drug
  even more addictive
• Counsil on Alcoholism and Addictions of the
  Finger Lakes. Marijuana Setting the record
  straight. Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
  http//www.councilonalcoholism.net/Marijuana.htm

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MUSIC VIDEOS

• http//www.gofish.com/userVideoPlayer.gfp?gfid30-
  1017728

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MUSIC
Smoke Two Joints
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MOVIES

• http//www.moviesoundscentral.com/sounds/cooler.wa
  v

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MEDIA MESSAGES

• It is cool to smoke pot
• There are no consequences
• It doesnt harm you
• WHAT ELSE IS THE MEDIA TELLING US?

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What can I do to help change how people think
about marijuana?
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-Think about what you are watching, hearing
and reading-Talk about it-Know your facts !
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Video Contest

• Create a 3 minute commercial
• Aim to change how your peers think about
  marijuana
• Prizes 1st Prize Trip to Disneyland for 4
  courtesy of sponsor
• 2nd Prize 500 Scholarship
• 3rd Prize 1 year fitness pass

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References

• Counsil on Alcoholism and Addictions of the
  Finger Lakes. Marijuana Setting the record
  straight. Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
  http//www.councilonalcoholism.net/Marijuana.htm
• Dennis, M.., Titus, J.., Diamond, G.., Donaldson,
  J., Godley, S., Tims, F., Webb, C, Kaminer, Y.,
  Babor, T., Roebuck, M., Godley, M., Hamilton, M.,
  Liddle, H., and Scott, C. (1997). The Cannabis
  Youth Treatment (CYT) experiemen rationale,
  study design and analysis plans. Addictions, 1,
  16-34.
• Marijuana Addiction. Marijuana Infornmation.
  Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
  http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  marijuanaaddiction.com/Pictures/marijuana_kid.jpg
  imgrefurlhttp//www.marijuanaaddiction.com/mariju
  ana_pot.htmlh247w180sz4tbnidJt87yhEpLy8gEM
  tbnh105tbnw76hlenstart52prev/images3Fq
  3Dmariju.
• Marijuana. Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
  http/faculty.washington.edu/ chudler/mari.html
• National Institute on Drug Abuse. Marijuana.
  Retrieved on March 11, 2006 from
  http//teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_mj1.aspstr
  eet.
• Stephens, R., Roffman, R., Fearer, S., Williams,
  C., Picciano, J., and Burke, R. (2003). The
  Marijuana Check-up reaching users who are
  ambivalent about change. Addictions (99)
  1323-1332.