1. Marijuana By:Bianca Cruz & Rayana Helper

2. Teens who smoke marijuana have a high risk of developing anxiety and depression. They also have a tendency to have more thoughts of suicide and have a greater chance of becoming schizophrenic later in life. How does it affect teens?

3. Marijuana affects learning in a variety of ways. Teens that smoke marijuana can become addicted to it. It can become a main focus of their lives; their responsibilities, such as schoolwork, can suffer. Marijuana can also make you sleepy, especially when the effects are wearing off, and this can affect being able to retain information. Marijuana is also known to cause depression in many people, and when in a state of depression, the ability to concentrate and learn becomes hindered. Your brian

4. According to a 2008 survey. about 6 percent of 8th-graders, 14 percent of 10th-graders, and 19 percent of 12th-graders Have used marijuana in the month before the survey. How many people use it?

5. Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, an individual's heart begins beating more rapidly, the bronchial passages relax and become enlarged, and blood vessels in the eyes expand, making the eyes look red. The heart rate, normally 70 to 80 beats per minute, may increase by 20 to 50 beats per cases, even double. This effect can be greater if other drugs are taken with marijuana. minute or, in some What it does to your body.

6. There are many slang terms for marijuana that vary from city to city and from neighborhood to neighborhood. Some common names are: “pot, ” “grass,” “herb,” “weed,” “Mary Jane, ” “reefer,” “skunk,” “boom, ” “gangster, ” “kif,” “chronic “ganja.” What they call it on the streets?

7. http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_mj1.php http://www.nationalfamilies.org/update/marijuana_risk.gif http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html Websites to visit..

9. Weed isn’t all that good so stop trying to show off to your friends…