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HCPC - Marijuana intervention committee
The document discusses rising marijuana use among teens in Holmes County according to survey data. Daily marijuana use increased for 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from 2010 to an unspecified later date. The community coalition wants to respond to this issue by raising awareness of marijuana's effects on the brain, heart, lungs, and mental health in a positive way. They aim to support youth who avoid drug use and explore creating a youth center.
HCPC - Marijuana intervention committee
- 1. MARIJUANA INTERVENTION COMMITTEECanthe Coalition respond as a community to what is happening to youth in Holmes County
- 2. Mixed messages aboutmedical marijuana and marijuana legalization is blamed for the increased use among teens.
- 3. Past year marijuanause among eighth-graders jumped from 14.5% to 16%
- 4. Daily marijuana usefor eighth-graders was 1.2%
- 5. Daily marijuana usefor tenth-graders was 3.3%
- 6. Daily marijuana usefor twelfth-graders was 6.1% (2010 Monitoring the Future Survey)Marijuana Use On the Rise(Federally-funded survey of 46,482 students)
- 7. Marijuana Use (HolmesCounty Students)
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- 9. Marijuana, Youth, andKeeping a Positive Outlook
- 10. Marijuana Youth andKeeping a Positive Outlook
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- 15. Need for CommunityIntervention
- 18. Effects of MarijuanaTheBrainThe brain and its activity functions.Parts of the brain that are affected by THC (marijuana).
- 19. The main activechemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THCTHC acts upon specific sites in the brain, called cannabinoid receptors, kicking off a cellular reaction that leads to the “high”The highest density of these receptors influence pleasure, memory, thinking, concentrating, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement (NIDA)Effects of MarijuanaThe Brain (cont.)
- 20. Marijuana increases heartrate by 20-100 percent shortly after smoking and may last up to 3 hours.
- 21. In one study,it was estimated that marijuana users have a 4.8-fold increase in the risk of heart attack in the first hour after smoking the drug.
- 22. This may bedue to increased heart rate as well as the effects of marijuana on heart rhythms, causing palpitation and arrhythmias.(NIDA)Effects of MarijuanaThe Heart
- 23. Marijuana smoke containscarcinogens and is an irritant to the lungs.
- 24. Marijuana smoke contains50-70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke.
- 25. Marijuana users usuallyinhale deeper and hold the smoke longer, which increases the exposure to the carcinogens.
- 26. Marijuana smokers showdysregulated growth of epithelial cells in their lung tissue, which could lead to cancer.(NIDA)Effects of Marijuana The Lungs
- 27. A number ofstudies have shown an association between chronic marijuana use and increased rates of anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia.
- 28. Some of thesestudies have shown age at first use to be an important risk factor, where early use is a marker of increased vulnerability to later problems.
- 29. At this time,it is not clear whether marijuana use causes mental problems, exacerbates them, or reflects an attempt to self-medicate symptoms already in existence. (NIDA)Effects of MarijuanaMental Health
- 30. Research clearly demonstratesthat marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make existing problems worse.
- 31. Studies have shownmarijuana impaired several important measures of life achievement, including physical and mental health, cognitive abilities, social life, and career status.
- 32. Workers who smokemarijuana have increased absences, tardiness, accidents, and job turnovers.(NIDA)Effects of MarijuanaDaily Life
- 33. To raise awarenessin a positive atmosphere through community interaction. To focus and give credit to the youth who are “Saying No” and are following the “Above the Influence” model.To provide a source of positive community interaction by pursuing the possibility of a youth center.Focus of the Marijuana Intervention Committee
- 34. Created for theNational Youth Anti Drug Media CampaignA program of the Office of National Drug Control PolicyTheir goal is to help teens stand up to negative pressures or influence. The more aware you are of the influences around you, the better prepared you will be to face them, including the pressure to use drugs, pills, and alcohol.“Above the Influence”
- 35. YES !Holmes CountyYouth are worth the effortTHE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY LIES IN THEIR HANDSCan the Coalition Respond as a Community to What is Happening to Youth in Holmes County?