Good day fellow Harm Preventers!
Trust your term break was refreshing… Please not the excellent resource/data below for you file/use…
NIDA's Dr Nora Volkow Discusses Marijuana's Effects on the Brain, Body & Behaviour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RSDnLSU3owc
The World's Favourite Drug Is More Dangerous Than You Think, UN Says
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/27/un-world-drugs-report_n_5534768.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
Marijuana / Cannabis and Schizophrenia
www.schizophrenia.com/prevention/streetdrugs.html
This is not an anti-marijuana organization. It is a SCHIZOPHRENIA treatment organization! It references more than 30 different scientific studies. A study of 50,000 people in Sweden found that teens who were heavy users of marijuana at age 18 were over 600% more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia in the next 15 years! (The study was done in 1987!)
Experts estimate that between 8% and 13% of all schizophrenia cases are linked to marijuana/cannabis use during teen years.
RESOURCES:
o Good source for data on marijuana and its health consequences, go to:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana.
o Resources on other drug policy issues, go to:
o INFO GRAPH on Australian AOD use:
http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/infographics/alcohol-and-drugs-affect-everyone-infographic
Yours in helping kids make smarter, healthier and safer choices!
Education Team
Helping your school be more proactive and protective