You will find more than 200 titles for marijuana, such as marijuana, grass, reefer, and marijuana. Regardless of what you call it, marijuana is harmful,"much more dangerous than many consumers realize," in accordance with the American Council for Drug Education.
Clients might attempt to pressure your children into using marijuana. Your children might already be experimenting with it. But experimentation may get regular use and misuse. Share these bud facts with your children. Inform them of those facts over and over.
* Today's bud is 300 more times stronger than the marijuana of yesteryear.(NIDA Research Report)
* Pot is a gateway drug which frequently contributes to the usage of different medications.
* When you purchase marijuana you do not understand what you are getting. Hazardous chemicals - crack cocaine, PCP and formaldehyde - could be blended in with bud. (NIDA)
* Daily users might have difficulty paying attention, monitoring a topic, and processing info. These impacts linger for hours after marijuana usage. (www.MayoClinic.com)
* Pot reduces your reaction time, impairs your decision making, making it more difficult to react to street sounds and signals. (NIDA for Teens: Pot )
* All cigarettes are harmful, however, marijuana cigarettes are so since they do not have filters and comprise 50-70percent more cancer causing chemicals. Users place themselves in danger for mouth, larynx, and lung cancer. (www.MayoClinic.com)
* Pot makes your heart beat 50% quicker than ordinary, which is frightening. Long-term users danger high blood pressure, diminished blood flow to the heart, and inability to exercise. (www.MayoClinic.com)
* Adolescents under the effect of marijuana can engage in casual sex, denying pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs.
* Heavy marijuana use can set your hormones out of whack. If you are man it might take your body more time to grow and you might have reduced sperm production. If you are female you might have intermittent monthly cycles and decreased ovulation.
* Marijuana use contributes to mental health issues such as paranoia, anxiety, and schizophrenia. You do not understand what is real any more. (www.MayoClinic.com)
* Heavy marijuana users might suffer"protracted" (long-term) brain injury and eventually become a"pot head" Researchers do not know whether that damage is irreversible.
Marijuana is an addictive and illegal chemical. Speak with your children about the hazards of marijuana use now, tomorrowand in the months ahead.