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1 Marijuana use CONSEQUENCES

2 Causes lung damage and cancer 1JOINT= 5 cigarettes of carbon monoxide intake. 1 JOINT = 4 cigarettes of tar intake 2 JOINTS= 20 cigarettes of microscopic damage to cells in airways 1 JOINT a day= higher lung damage than cigarettes

3 NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS Disrupts long-term memory  IMPAIRS SYNTHESIS OF PROTEINS AND OTHER IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS FOR YOUR BODY! Makes you stupid!!!

4 Likely IMPAIRMENT of: Memory Concentration Motivation Self- esteem Interpersonal relationships Health Employment Finances Fertility Safety and Pregnancy. (low Birth weight & prematurity)

5 HIGH DOSES PRODUCE A TOXIC DELERIUM  CONFUSION  AGITATION  DISORIENTATION  LOSS OF COORDINATION  HALLUCINATIONS  COULD RESULT IN POISONING

6 RELATED CONSEQUENCES HIGHER RISK FOR USING HARD DRUGS HIGH RATE OF ACCIDENTS WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA EXPOSURE TO THC  STORED IN BLOOD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS  MUST GO THROUGH WITHDRAWL WHEN QUIT


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