Copyright © NewPath Learning. All rights reserved. www.newpathlearning.com 36-6004 C harts C harts All About Marijuana All About Marijuana Curriculum Mastery ® Flip Charts Combine Essential Health Education Skills with Hands-On Activities! Sturdy, Free-Standing Design, Perfect for Learning Centers! Reverse Side Features Questions, Labeling Exercises, Review Activities & more!Curriculum Mastery ® Flip Charts provide comprehensive coverage of health education topics in an illustrated format that is visually appealing, engaging and easy to use. Curriculum Mastery ® Flip Charts can be used with the entire classroom, with small groups or by students working independently. Each Curriculum Mastery ® Flip Chart Set features: •10 double-sided laminated charts with illustrated instruction on one side plus write-on/wipe-off activities on the reverse side for student use. •Built-in sturdy free-standing easel for easy display •Spiral bound for ease of use •Student Activity Guide Ideal for •Learning centers •In class instruction for interactive presentations and demonstrations •Hands-on student use •Stand alone reference for review of key concepts •Teaching resource to supplement any program •Parental Involvement Chart # 1: Chart # 2: Chart # 3: Chart # 4: Chart # 5: Chart # 6: Chart # 7: Chart # 8: Chart # 9: Chart #10: What is Marijuana? Some Things to Think About Effects on the Brain Effects on the Body Effects on Behavior Is Marijuana Addictive? Consequences of Using Marijuana Marijuana as Medicine Preventing Marijuana Use Getting Treatment HOW TO USE Classroom Use Each Curriculum Mastery ® Flip Chart can be used to graphically introduce or review a topic of interest. Side 1 of each Flip Chart provides graphical representation of key concepts in a concise, grade appropriate reading level for instructing students. The reverse Side 2 of each Flip Chart allows teachers or students to summarize key concepts and assess their understanding. Note: Be sure to use an appropriate dry-erase marker and to test it on a small section of the chart prior to using it. The Activity Guide included provides a black-line master of each Flip Chart which students can use to fill in before, during, or after instruction. While the activities in the guide can be used in conjunction with the Flip Charts, they can also be used individually for review or as a form of assessment or in conjunction with any other related assignment. Learning Centers Students may use these Flip Charts in small group settings along with the corresponding activity pages contained in the guide to learn or review concepts already covered in class. Independent Student Use Students can use the hands-on Flip Charts to practice and learn independently by first studying Side 1 of the chart and then using Side 2 of the chart or the corresponding graphical activities contained in the Activity Guide. Reference/Teaching Resource Curriculum Mastery ® Charts are a great visual supplement to any curriculum. Phone: 800-507-0966 • Fax: 800-507-0967 www.newpathlearning.com NewPath Learning ® products are developed by teachers using research-based principles and are classroom tested. The company’s learning resources include an array of proprietary Curriculum Mastery ® games and Flip Charts, Learning Centers, Activity Books, Visual Learning Guides and other hands-on resources. All resources are supplemented with web-based multimedia lessons, assessments and interactive activities to provide an engaging means of educating students on key, curriculum-based topics correlated to applicable state and national education standards. Copyright © 2020 NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Curriculum Mastery ® and NewPath Learning ® are registered trademarks of NewPath Learning LLC. What is Marijuana? What is marijuana? Are there different kinds? Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of the hemp , or cannabis plant . It goes by many different names— pot , herb , weed , grass , reefer —and stronger forms include sinsemilla (sin-seh-me-yah), hashish (“hash” for short), and hash oil. People can smoke marijuana rolled up like cigarettes, put it into tea, or cook it into food or candy. Some like to inhale marijuana using devices such as bongs, hookahs, electronic cigarettes, or vaporizers. How does marijuana work? All forms of marijuana are mind-altering (psychoactive). In other words, they change how the brain works . Marijuana contains more than 400 chemicals , including THC ( delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol ). Since THC is the main active chemical in marijuana, the amount of THC in marijuana determines its strength or potency and therefore its effects. The THC content of marijuana has been increasing since the 1980s. What happens if you smoke marijuana? Some people feel nothing at all when they smoke marijuana. Others may feel relaxed or “ high .” Some experience sudden feelings of anxiety and paranoid thoughts (even more likely with stronger varieties of marijuana). Regular use of marijuana has also been linked to depression, anxiety, and a loss of drive or motivation. Teens Vaping Nicotine or Marijuana Past-Month Use Vaping of Nicotine or Marijuana Jumped Across all Grades 8th graders 10th graders 12th graders 2017 2018 Vaping Some people think that it is safer to inhale marijuana using electronic cigarettes, or vaporizers, because they are not inhaling smoke. This is called “ vaping .” But studies show that vaping can be harmful because you still inhale chemicals. cannabis plantmarijuana oil & dried formsmarijuana baked goods Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.newpathlearning.com © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-6856List Kinds of Marijuana __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ What is THC? __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ What is vaping? __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ What is Marijuana? What is marijuana? _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ How is marijuana used? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ How does marijuana work? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Is vaping harmful? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ What happens if you smoke marijuana? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.newpathlearning.com © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-6856Some Things to Think About Why do people use marijuana? Statistics show that about 15% of teens report using marijuana. Some believe marijuana cannot be harmful because it is “ natural .” But, not all natural plants are good for you—take tobacco, for example. People smoke marijuana for a lot of different reasons: to feel good, to feel better, to feel different, or to fit in. Whatever the reason, drug use has consequences. Marijuana is not as harmless as you may think. How is marijuana likely to affect you? Teens More Likely to Use Marijuana than Cigarettes 1997 36.5% 1998 7.6% 1997 23.7% 1998 22.2% Monthly Use Among 12th Graders Use of Marijuana is Steady as Cigarette use Declines Addiction Addiction means that people have trouble controlling their drug use and often cannot stop, even if they want to. Research shows that approximately 9% of those who use marijuana will become addicted. This rate increases to 17%, or about 1 in 6, if you start in your teens, and goes up to 25–50% among daily users. Learning Marijuana’s effects on attention and memory make it difficult to learn something new or do complex tasks that require focus and concentration. Sports Marijuana affects timing, movement and coordination, which can harm athletic performance or cause injury. Judgment Marijuana, like most abused substances, can alter judgment. This can lead to poor decisions and risky behaviors. Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.newpathlearning.com © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-6857Some Things to Think About Why do people use marijuana? List several reasons ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Learning ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Teens More Likely to Use Marijuana than Cigarettes 1997 36.5% 1998 7.6% 1997 23.7% 1998 22.2% How is marijuana likely to affect you? Sports ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Judgment ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ What is addiction? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ What does this graph tell you about marijuana use? _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.newpathlearning.com © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-6857Effects on the Brain What does marijuana do to the brain? We know a lot about where marijuana acts in the brain and how it affects specific sites called cannabinoid receptors. Most of the cannabinoid receptors are found in parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thinking, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement. That’s why marijuana produces the effects that it does. We know much less about what happens to the brain long-term when someone is a regular marijuana smoker. What is K2/Spice and how does it affect the brain? K2/Spice refers to a wide variety of chemical-coated herbal mixtures that have effects similar to marijuana. They are often sold as a “safe” and “legal” alternative to marijuana—neither is true. Chemical analyses show that their active ingredients are synthetic compounds, made artificially. These compounds act in the same brain areas as THC, the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana. However, some chemicals in Spice may produce more powerful and unpredictable effects , like extreme anxiety, paranoia, and hallucinations. dopamine When marijuana is smoked, its active ingredient (THC) travels to the brain and attaches to cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells, altering the way they work. This causes a “high” and stimulates the release of dopamine in the brain’s reward centers, reinforcing the behavior of smoking. Other effects related to the brain include: • changes in perceptions and mood • lack of coordination • difficulty with thinking and problem solving • possible loss of IQ points • disrupted learning and memory • increased rick of mental health problems such as depressions & anxiety Areas of the Brain Affected by Marijuana hypothalamus appetite, hormone levels, body temperature, emotions, sexual drive hippocampus memory, learning–problem solving, patterns cerebellum receives sensory information, center for motor control & coordination brainstem & spinal cord vomiting reflex, respiratory control, pain sensation neocortex cognitive functions, sensory perception, language basal ganglia motor control, facilitates movement, forming habits, planning & learning amygdala involved in anxiety, motivation emotions including fear & pleasure Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.newpathlearning.com © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-6858Effects on the Brain What does marijuana do to the brain? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Areas of the Brain Affected by Marijuana dopamine ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ List Effects on the Brain Related to Marijuana Use • ____________________________________ • ____________________________________ • ____________________________________ • ____________________________________ • ____________________________________ • ____________________________________ What is K2/Spice and how does it affect the brain? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.newpathlearning.com © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-6858Long Term Effects • Increased risk of mental health problems Marijuana use has been linked with depression and anxiety, as well as suicidal thoughts among teens. • Increased heart rate – Heart rate (normally 70 to 80 beats per minute)—may increase or even double, especially if other drugs are taken with the marijuana. This increases the risk of a heart attack . • Respiratory problems – Smoke from marijuana irritates the lungs, and can cause a chronic cough , similar to regular cigarettes. While there is no strong association between marijuana and lung cancer, many people who smoke marijuana also smoke cigarettes, which do cause cancer. • Greater risk of lung infections like pneumonia – Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke has a toxic mixture of gases and tiny particles that can harm the lungs. Effects on the Body Short Term Effects Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, a person’s heart rate speeds up, the bronchial passages (the pipes that let air in and out of your lungs) relax and become enlarged, and blood vessels in the eyes expand, making the eyes look red. While these and other effects seem harmless, they can take a toll on the body. Regular use of marijuana has also been linked to depression, anxiety, and a loss of drive or motivation. In the short-term, marijuana can cause: • problems with learning and memory • distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch) • poor motor coordination • increased heart rate Marijuana affects each person differently according to: • biology (his or her genes) • marijuana’s strength or potency (how much THC it has) • previous experience with the drug • how it’s taken (smoked versus ingested) • whether alcohol or other drugs are involved How long does marijuana stay in the body? The THC (psychoactive ingredient) in marijuana is rapidly absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs throughout the body. In general, standard urine tests can detect traces (metabolites) of THC several days after use. In heavy users, THC metabolites can sometimes be detected for weeks after use stops. respiratory problems chronic cough increased heart rate anxiety & depression Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. www.newpathlearning.com © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-6859Next >