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Marijuana
Drug Unit S.O.L’s
9.1The student will apply health knowledge and skills to the development and analysis of
personal goals to achieve and maintain long-term health and wellness. Key concepts/skills
include
c) development of personal standards regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other harmful
substances;
f) establishment of personal parameters for appropriate and inappropriate health behaviors;
9.3The student will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the relationships among positive health
behaviors, prevention and treatment of injury, and premature death. Key concepts/skills include
c) identification of situations involving risks;
e) the effects of alcohol and other drug use.
Drug Unit S.O.L’s
9.4The student will use various sources of information to evaluate global health issues.
Key concepts/skills include
b) the benefits of information provided by recognized sources, such as state and local health
departments, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), the American Dietetic Association (ADA), the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
9.5 The student will evaluate the benefits of collaboration in relation to community health
and wellness initiatives. Key concepts/skills include
a) the impact of developing positive relationships among health, wellness, and safety
professionals for promotion of healthy communities;
c) development of school and community health programs for citizens of all ages;
d) the need for community services;
e) the awareness of health-related social issues such as organ donation, homelessness, underage
drinking, and substance abuse.
Bell Ringer #1
 Write a half a page red to red on the below
statement. Save these to be turn in on test day.
Worth 10 points.
 Some people say that physical exercise
should be a required part of every school day.
Other people believe that students should
spend the whole school day on academic
studies. Which opinion do you agree with?
Use specific reasons and details to support
your answer.
What is Marijuana?
 Green, brown, or gray
mixture of
dried,shredded leaves,
stems, seeds, and
flowers of the hemp
plant
 All forms are mind
altering
Marijuana
 It is the most widely used
illicit drug in the U.S.
 (There are over 400
chemicals)
Marijuana
 Not legal to grow
or sell in the U.S.
 It’s the 4th most
popular drug in
the U.S. behind
tobacco, alcohol
and caffeine
(which are all
legal).
PARAPHERNALIA
 It is usually smoked
 Placed in paper, in
cigarettes, pipes, or
cigar wrappers.
PARAPHERNALIA
 There are over 200
slang terms for
Marijuana
 What are some names?
Marijuana
 Stored in the body long after it has been
introduced
 It is fat-soluble (Stored in fatty areas like
heart & lungs)
 THC can stay in the body for as long as 36 weeks after other chemicals are gone.
THC
 THC is the active
ingredient
 THC levels around
1% in the 1970’s
whereas today
averages around
22 - 40% and
rising
Why do people use it?
 Influence from family
or friends
 TV, music, or Movies
showing/saying that
it’s cool
 Feeling that it helps
one escape from
problems
Marijuana
 Marijuana is a
gateway drug
 Leads to use of harder
drugs.
 Cocaine being the
drug of choice for
most users that step
up.
Marijuana
 Marijuana is used as a
medicine.
 THC, is developed into a
pill available by
prescription.
 It’s used to treat nausea
and vomiting that occur in
some cancer patients.
 Also used with AIDS
patients to help them eat
more to keep up their
weight.
Short Term Effects
 Blood shot eyes
 Reduced concentration
and coordination
 Short term effects last 3-5
hours
 Impaired short-term
memory
 Driving is affected
 Giggly for no reason
Long Term Effects
 Marijuana can become
addictive over long term
use
 Psychological dependence
requiring more of the
drug to get the same
effect
 Develop pneumonia, lung
infections and cancer
Want to quit?
 There are
currently no
medications to
help one stop
using marijuana.
 Treatment
facilities are
becoming more
common.