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MARIJUANA
By : Sweta Maurya
CONTENTS:
 Types
 How it used
 Uses of Marijuana
 Dependence on Marijuana
 Misuses
 Effect of marijuana abuse
 Marijuana is a green, brown or grey mixture of dried,
shredded leaves, stem, seeds and flowers of the hemp
plants.
 It also known as pot, herb, grass, weed, boom.
TYPES:
 Regular
 Chronic
 Mid-grade
 Hydro
 Hashish
 Purple
 Cali skunk
 Indo
 Sinsemilla
 Fry
HOW IT IS USED:
 It is usually smoked as a cigarette rolled, hand made,
in pipe or a bong.
 It has recently appeared in cigars called blunts and
spliffs.
USES OF MARIJUANA
Possibly effective for;
1) Glaucoma: It helps to reduce pressure inside the
eye in people with glaucoma.
2)HIV/AIDS: It stimulates the appetite of people
with AIDS.
3)Nerve Pain: It helps in reduction of nerve pain.
4)Pain: It helps in relieving long term pain.
DEPENDENCE ON
MARIJUANA
 Dependence on marijuana means that the person needs
to use marijuana just to feel ‘normal’.
 In order to be diagnosed as marijuana dependent, a
person needs to experience at least three of the following
in one year:
1) Tolerance to the effects of marijuana.
2)Withdrawal from the effects of marijuana, such as
irritability, trouble sleeping and depressive symptoms.
3) Using more marijuana then was intended.
4) Persistent desire to stop taking marijuana or to cut down
and being unsuccessful at this.
5) Spending lots of time obtaining, using or recovering from
the use of marijuana.
6) Giving up important activities in favour of using
marijuana.
7) Using marijuana even when its is known that it causes
problem.
Marijuana is on the rise among
Middle School Age Students
WHY??
 Increase in availability.
 Teens being misguided about marijuana as being a
natural product.
 They are unaware of its effects.
 Less expensive of all drugs.
 Peer pressure.
OVERALL USAGE:
Effects of Marijuana Abuse:
Respiratory problems:
 Long term users develop achronic cough and high risk
of lung infection.
Cardio vascular risk:
 It increases the heart rate for several hours, increasing
the chance of heart attack or stroke.
Mental health effects:
 It decreases the performance of individual on memory
related tasks and causes a decrease in interest in every
day activities.
Psychological dependence:
 Individual who uses marijuana for long periods of time
can develop a dependence on it.
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MARIJUANA.pptx

  • 2. CONTENTS:  Types  How it used  Uses of Marijuana  Dependence on Marijuana  Misuses  Effect of marijuana abuse
  • 3.  Marijuana is a green, brown or grey mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stem, seeds and flowers of the hemp plants.  It also known as pot, herb, grass, weed, boom.
  • 4. TYPES:  Regular  Chronic  Mid-grade  Hydro  Hashish  Purple  Cali skunk  Indo  Sinsemilla  Fry
  • 5. HOW IT IS USED:  It is usually smoked as a cigarette rolled, hand made, in pipe or a bong.  It has recently appeared in cigars called blunts and spliffs.
  • 6. USES OF MARIJUANA Possibly effective for; 1) Glaucoma: It helps to reduce pressure inside the eye in people with glaucoma. 2)HIV/AIDS: It stimulates the appetite of people with AIDS. 3)Nerve Pain: It helps in reduction of nerve pain. 4)Pain: It helps in relieving long term pain.
  • 7. DEPENDENCE ON MARIJUANA  Dependence on marijuana means that the person needs to use marijuana just to feel ‘normal’.  In order to be diagnosed as marijuana dependent, a person needs to experience at least three of the following in one year: 1) Tolerance to the effects of marijuana. 2)Withdrawal from the effects of marijuana, such as irritability, trouble sleeping and depressive symptoms.
  • 8. 3) Using more marijuana then was intended. 4) Persistent desire to stop taking marijuana or to cut down and being unsuccessful at this. 5) Spending lots of time obtaining, using or recovering from the use of marijuana. 6) Giving up important activities in favour of using marijuana. 7) Using marijuana even when its is known that it causes problem.
  • 9. Marijuana is on the rise among Middle School Age Students WHY??  Increase in availability.  Teens being misguided about marijuana as being a natural product.  They are unaware of its effects.  Less expensive of all drugs.  Peer pressure.
  • 11. Effects of Marijuana Abuse: Respiratory problems:  Long term users develop achronic cough and high risk of lung infection. Cardio vascular risk:  It increases the heart rate for several hours, increasing the chance of heart attack or stroke. Mental health effects:  It decreases the performance of individual on memory related tasks and causes a decrease in interest in every day activities.
  • 12. Psychological dependence:  Individual who uses marijuana for long periods of time can develop a dependence on it.