... and more, however marijuana also has medical properties as well as a mind altering chemical called THC. This chemical when consumed gives the feeling of a mild euphoria, which some call a "high As a psychedelic recreational drug, marijuana is either eaten or smoked. Some positive effects are mood shifts, relaxation, and creativity. Some other side effects are general change in consciousness, increased ... inhalant problem among children and adolescents was, at first, virtually unrecognised by the general public. However, a tragic event in early 1999 called national attention to this sev...

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... drug education programs, the Welfare checks that are spent on drugs, the list goes on and on. 3. 4. The extent of drug use is at an all time high. More people then ever are using illegal drugs. This is proven by the number of citizens incarcerated for drug related crimes and offenses, the amount of drug related ... the amount necessary to kill him is 1 to 40,000. To overdose on marijuana you would need to consume 40,000 times as much as you would to get high. The ratio of alcohol varies between 1 in 4 and 1 in 10. These are just a few of the myths used various groups in order to keep mar...

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... other drugs with marijuana can intensify the reaction. A first time marijuana smoker will usually feel no effects while a chronic or heavy user will get a "high." This is because the users body does not already have marijuana in their system, so their body is not used to the reaction, so it might ... often disables the users short-term memory and may cause trouble with challenging tasks. Even very simple tasks can become a struggle for someone who is high. A student that is under the influence of marijuana may find it hard to learn or concentrate. Loss of coordination and Judgement helps...

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... Americans use marijuana casually, more than all other drugs combined.(Schleichert 40) Results also show that after two decades of declining marijuana use among high school students they are now using marijuana more than they ever have before.(Schleichert 40) The most common reason that people begin using marijuana ... use of illegal drugs among teenagers.(Levine 7) The crime among these teens often takes on a snowball effect. There is always a need to get more high and more often. They will usually start off small with petty theft. The teen may steal a few dollars from a parent or from ...

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... of intoxication: initial stimulation, giddiness, and euphoria, followed by sedation and pleasant tranquillity. When marijuana is smoked the user feels the onset of the "high" within about seven seconds and within about 30 minutes when eaten. The drug brings the user to a relaxed and peaceful state, and sometimes to ... and the user can be left in a relaxed state for several hours after ingestion. Short term memory is inhibited for the duration of the high, and users find it difficult to concentrate on complicated logical concepts like mathematics. Marijuana is not physically addictive, a...

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... other drugs with marijuana can intensify the reaction. A first time marijuana smoker will usually feel no effects while a chronic or heavy user will get a "high." This is because the users body does not already have marijuana in their system, so their body is not used to the reaction, so it might ... often disables the users short-term memory and may cause trouble with challenging tasks. Even very simple tasks can become a struggle for someone who is high. A student that is under the influence of marijuana may find it hard to learn or concentrate. Loss of coordination and Judgement helps...

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... vessels, including heart attack, heart failure and irregular heart beat. Mantel complications, including serious mantel illness (schizophrenia), depression, delusions, anxiety disorders and paranoia. Addiction and dependence. Very high risk of traumatic injury from accidents and aggressive violence, or criminal behavior For addicts, whether they smoke, inject, or inhale, promiscuous sexual activity can increase the risk of HIV ... of being half - conscious (called "nodding-), it can cause mental confusion and drowsiness. The feeling of physical and mental relaxation, which is felt after ...

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... with the people they live with, which can be the cause of them ending up on their own. This is when the need to get high increases and things just get worse. When the user ends up with virtually nothing, they turn to stealing, robbing, or sneaking in to ... way through. Meeting with your guidance counselor is your own job. Even getting down to the basics, ENROLLING is your own job. If you are constantly getting high, you are less likely to have the motivation to get these things done. Most jobs that allow you to support a family - have a car, a ... . They also wanted to find the signific...

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... in school. It's a mind-altering substance, just like alcohol, that is widely used and accepted among students today. Since I kept in touch with many high school friends at other colleges, I realized that a very large amount of student use pot as a way to relax themselves from the constant stress that comes ... a recent survey of ten weed smokers in my complex that I conducted all ten of them said that they started experimenting with pot in high school or even before high school. Of all the people interviewed, 80 percent of them said they smoked pot at least once a month before coming t...

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... with its strength and dosage and with the state of mind of the user. Typically, small doses result in a feeling of well-being. The "high" lasts two to three hours, but additional effects on motor control last much longer. The primary active component of marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC ... is a physiologically active chemical (C21H30O2) from hemp plant resin that is the chief intoxicant in marijuana. It is basically the component that makes you "high". Why is marijuana illegal? This is some of the answers I have come up with by researching, it's a gateway drug, it we...

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... same, yet both are legal. A 21 year old can go to the bar and get drunk legally, why cant he go to a bar and get high legally? The second important reason that marijuana should be legal is that it would save the government a lot of money. In the united states, all levels of ... state and local authorities) participate in the "war on drugs". we currently spend billions of dollars every year to chase peaceful people who happen to like getting high. These people get locked up and taxpayers have to pay the bill. Taxpayers money goes towards paying for food, housing, healthcare, attorneys fee...

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... users of drugs in 1999 (www.usdoj.gov/dea/stats). The number of young adults" aged 18 to 25 using illicit drugs in 1999 was at a high of 17.1 percent (www.usdoj.gov/dea/stats). In this paper I will describe some of the most popular drugs in today's adolescent communities and why the ... ages of 12 through 25. I will also describe what the tell-tale signs are in a person with a drug problem and ! how you can help. Among high school and college students, the drug marijuana is most frequently used in America today. Marijuana is a tobacco-like substance that varies in its potency, depending ...

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... where marijuana has been decriminalized; regulating the marijuana would separate marijuana from cocaine, heroin, crack, and other hard drugs. II. There have been federally funded researchers who have been studying high school students" drug use since the mid 70's. A. They examined the effects of criminal penalties on marijuana use and the students" attitudes towards marijuana from 1975-1980. They researched the ... that usage rates among high school seniors in the decriminalized states compared to the rates in the rest of the states where the criminal penalties remained in effect, the r...

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... in depth investigation, very well written articles, and very nicely designed pages, which provided an exceptional look to the whole magazine. The second medium I chose to compare TIME to "High Times- magazine. "High Times- was created in 1976, when magazine founder Tom Forzade published a "Lines- column, expressing his views on the key players in mass media and their limited views. The following ... in the first place using "public service announcements-. It was this view of concentration of ownership that led Forzade to creating the liberal counter-culture magazine now known as "High T...

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... . The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 established five categories, or "schedules," into which illicit and prescription drugs were placed. Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, which defines the substance as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. To contrast, over 90 published reports and studies ... Evaluation Study (NTIES) stated, "Treatment appears to be cost effective, particularly when compared to incarceration, which is often the alternative. Treatment costs ranged fro...

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... rate may increase from 80 beats to 150 beats a minute, the bronchial tubes enlarge and become relaxed allowing extra oxygen to enter the body, giving a "High" like feeling. There are no immediate physiological effects. The feeling usually lasts from one to three hours. Marijuana can also be ingested as a drink, ... well being or may become depressed. The user may lose his short-term memory, but after a week of not using it is usually regained. "High Times Magazine." Marijuana contains about 400 chemicals that break down into 2000 or more. One joint contains as much tar as fourteen cigare...

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... becoming out of control. Some of these students are using everyday, which is disgusting. Other teens are addicted so bad that they even get high before school. Because use rates are up so much, acedemics are starting to be affected. Smoking daily makes students not want to do homework ... hurt , attributes to one's lack of athletic motivation or ability. The abuse of marijuana is a problem in high schools everywhere. The consumption of alcohol is another big problem in high schools. High school students are partying every weekend and drinking alcohol in the process. Drinking to them is ...

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... drinking consists of knowing individuals who are twenty-one (or older) and are willing to buy me alcohol. The learning structure for drinking alcohol occurred in my sophomore year in high school when I first started drinking with my friends in their basement. I learned many things that year such as if you drink fast and repeatedly, you will get sick, or if ... the stereotypes that modern, conventional society labeled those people who engaged in illegal activities. It was not until I had befriended marijuana smokers when the negative stereotypes began to waiver. In high school, it was no...

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... percent. The kind of weed that is grown without seeds ranges in potency from six to eight percent. THC is the chemical in marijuana that makes you feel high. Certain parts of the plant have more THC than others. The buds of the plants have the most THC. When you smoke marijuana it goes into the blood ... and through your lungs quickly. Then it goes to your brain and that is when the high is felt. If you eat it, it takes longer for it to hit you because it goes into your blood slowly through your stomach and your intestines. Once ... an effect on your body because if you smoke all the ti...

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... . The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 established five categories, or "schedules," into which illicit and prescription drugs were placed. Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, which defines the substance as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. To contrast, over 90 published reports and studies ... Evaluation Study (NTIES) stated, "Treatment appears to be cost effective, particularly when compared to incarceration, which is often the alternative. Treatment costs ranged fro...

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... are three species of marijuana; Cannabis sativa, the most widespread of the three, is tall, gangly, and loosely branched, growing as high as twenty feet. Cannabis indica is shorter, about three or four feet in height, pyramidal in shape and densely branched. Cannabis ruderalis is about two ... feet high with few or no branches. It is also said that Cannabis has become one of the most widespread and diversified of plants. Marijuana ... Marijuana was first cultivated in China around 4000 B.C. It was mainly used as a sedative and analgesic, but today it is commonly used for the "high" or ...

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... up cancer. The only thing that we can point out that marijuana does is causing you to loose your memory, give you a slow reaction time and a high that last for a few hours. Marijuana has been found less dangerous to use. In fact, some doctors, judges, and politicians are saying that it is okay ... the government lots of money. Each year in the United States we currently spend billions of dollars to chase peaceful people who happen to like to get high. When marijuana user and dealer get locked up the taxpayer is left to cover the bill. We the taxpayer has to pay for housing, health ... ca...

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... ), movement to intravenous use or smoking, extreme euphoria, and disregard for anything other than the drug, including food, sleep, sex, family, and survival. The behavior is limited only by the high cost of the drug and its limited availability. Abstinence after a cocaine binge leads to crashing (anxiety, depression, suspiciousness, sleep craving) and withdrawal (absence of pleasure in all things, lack of ... of mind of the user. Typically, small doses result in a feeling of well-being. The intoxication lasts two to three hours, but accompanying effects on motor control last much longer...

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... smoking marijuana, the effect could be different. A first time marijuana smoker will probably feel no effect. A chronic or heavy user will get a high (intoxication). When a person is high, normal sights, sounds, tastes, or events can seem very funny or interesting. When intoxicated, time seems to pass a lot slower. To the ... often disables the users short-term memory and may cause trouble with challenging tasks. Even very simple tasks can become a struggle for someone who is high. A student that is under the influence of marijuana may find it hard to learn or concentrate. A persons tim...

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... selection of plant materials used. The form of marijuana known as sinsemilla (Spanish, sin semilla: without seed), derived from the unplanted female cannabis plant, is preferred for its high THC content. Marijuana is usually smoked in the form of loosely rolled cigarettes called "joints" or hollowed out commercial cigars called "blunts." Joints and blunts are sometimes laced ... or "glass" when it is smoked. Ice is clear chunky crystals that resemble ice. All forms of Methamphetamine are extremely dangerous and induce long-lasting, debilitating effects. Methamphetamine has a high potenti...

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