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Anti-Marijuana Public Service Ad A parody of an anti-pot commercial, warning of the violent and destructive effects of the drug on the human body... As seen in "Likehell: The Movie" (www.likehellthemovie.com) Tags: marijuana pot weed commercial parody explode head smoking

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Rejected Anti-Marijuana Slogans In early 2007, the National Drug Control Policy commissioned several anti-marijuana advertisements to appear on television. Out of the dozens of slogans filmed, only a few made it onto the air. These are the rejected slogans. Tags: Robert Fones Marijuana Spoof Slogans Drugs Parody Satire Pot Weed Abuse Egg Commercial Gay Eskimo Funny

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The Truth About Marijuana / Anti-Marijuana Educational Video US Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA's National Recovery Month: ONDCP's Marijuana Initiative: Facts and Solutions. Public domain video. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services, has shown that since 1992, the rate of past month marijuana use among youth has more than doubled, going from 3.4 percent in 1992 to 7.1 percent in 1996. Similar trends are evident among both boys and girls; among whites, blacks and Hispanics; and in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas (SAMHSA 1997a). Other studies have also shown a doubling of marijuana use between 1992 and 1995 among 8th graders, and significant increases among 10th and 12th graders (NIDA 1997). At the same time, the rate of 12 to 17 year olds perceiving great risk in using marijuana has decreased. In the 1992 NHSDA, 39 percent of youths reported that smoking marijuana once a month is of great risk to people compared with 33 percent in 1996. Similarly, in 1992, 64 percent of youths reported smoking marijuana once or twice a week was of great risk to people compared with 57 percent in 1996 (SAMHSA 1997b). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has reported that marijuana can be harmful both from immediate effects and damage to health over time. Specifically, studies have shown that marijuana can hinder the users' short term memory and ability to handle difficult tasks (Schwartz et al. 1989). Students may find it difficult to study and learn. While many of the long-term effects of marijuana use are not yet known, studies have shown that daily marijuana smokers who did not use tobacco had more sick days and doctor visits for respiratory problems than a similar group who did not smoke either substance. A person who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have (Tashkin et al. 1987). Other studies have shown that the regular use of marijuana may play a role in cancer and problems of the respiratory, immune and reproductive systems. Heavy marijuana use can affect hormones in both males and females. Both animal and human studies have shown that marijuana impairs the ability of T-cells in the lungs' immune defense system to fight off some infections. Because of the drug's effects on perceptions and reaction time, users could be involved in automobile accidents (NIDA 1995). According to the 1996 NHSDA, nearly one million 16-18 year olds (11 percent) reported driving at least once within two hours of using an illicit drug in the past year (most often marijuana) (SAMHSA 1998). Although it is not yet known how the use of marijuana relates to mental illness, some scientists maintain that regular marijuana use can lead to chronic anxiety, personality disturbances, and depression (NIDA 1995). Some frequent long-term marijuana users show signs of lack of motivation and tend to perform poorly in school (Pope 1996). A recent study demonstrated similarities between marijuana's effect on the brain and those produced by such addictive drugs as cocaine, heroin, alcohol, and nicotine (Volkow 1996). There is substantial interest in the co-occurrence in the general population of illicit drug use with other kinds of behavioral patterns, mental syndromes, and psychiatric disorders (Bourden et al. 1992, Kandel et al. 1997, Kessler et al. 1996, SAMHSA 1996). A number of descriptive studies have demonstrated that people who use drugs are more likely to have mental disorders, physical health problems, and family problems (NIDA 1991). In addition, a recent study (Crowley 1998) was conducted with 165 boys and 64 girls between the ages of 13 and 19 who had been referred by social service or criminal justice agencies to a university-based treatment program for delinquent substance-involved adolescents. Based on interviews, medical examinations, social history, and psychological evaluations, the study showed that marijuana use by teenagers who have prior serious antisocial problems can quickly lead to dependence on the drug. Most of the youths reported that their behavioral problems predated, and were not initially caused by, their drug use. The 1994, 1995, and 1996 NHSDA incorporated the widely used Youth Self-Report (YSR) Checklist which ranks adolescents on a variety of clinically validated scales of behavioral and emotional problem behaviors (Achenbach 1991). In this paper, the relationship between marijuana use among those age 12-17 and various problem measures, as reported on the YSR, is shown. This paper concentrates primarily on the reported frequency of marijuana use and its relationship with self-reported behaviors. Tags: marijuana anti-marijuana marihuana pot cannabis THC weed reefer reefers drugs drug abuse addiction teens smoking smoke medical medicine education health effects brain madness psa video educational blunt vaporizer legal legalize crime decriminalize legalization legalized government conspiracy pro hash hashish

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Anti-Marijuana 2 I got bored and made a video. Isn't it funny how mind-opening "drugs" like shrooms and cannabis illegal while drugs that close your mind, such as tobacco and alcohol, are essentially promoted by the government. The "War on Drugs" is more like a "War on Individualism" - sounds kinda like Drug-Oriented-Communism to me! No... they're airsofts, don't be dumb. Tags: Marijuana Weed Anti-Marijuana Ad Government Stupid Bush

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Reefer Madness Clip from 1937 movie Remember the midnight movies--buy this DVD and other public domain DVDs at LittleRascalsDVD.com Tags: reefer madess pot drugs

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Marijuana Brain Scans Prove Damage Anti-Marijuana Video PSA Marijuana Brain Scans Prove Damage Anti-Marijuana Video PSA. The effects on the brain from substances like alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana are shown in brain scans. Studying the effects of drugs and alcohol on the brain has clearly been one of the most informative and fascinating parts of my work. I had a sense growing up that drugs and alcohol weren't helpful to my overall health. I might add, this notion was helped along by getting drunk on a six pack of Michelob and half a bottle of champagne when I was sixteen years old - I was sick for three days. After that, I've been lucky enough to stay away from drugs and alcohol. After doing this work there's no way you could get me to do marijuana, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, PCP, inhalants or any more than a glass or two of wine or beer. These substances damage the patterns in your brain, and without your brain you are not you. There is really quite a bit of scientific literature on the physiological effects of drugs and alcohol on the brain. SPECT has demonstrated a number of abnormalities in substance abusers in brain areas known to be involved in behavior, such as the frontal and temporal lobes. There are some SPECT similarities and differences between the damage we see caused by the different substances of abuse. There tends to be several similarities seen among classes of abused drugs. The most common similarity among drug and alcohol abusers is that the brain has an overall toxic look to it. In general, the SPECT studies look less active, more shriveled, and overall less healthy. A "scalloping effect" is common amongst drug abusing brains. Normal brain patterns show smooth activity across the cortical surface. Scalloping is a wavy, rough sea-like look on the brain's surface. I also see this pattern in patients who have been exposed to toxic fumes or oxygen deprivation. My research assistant says that the drug brains she has seen look like someone poured acid on the brain. Not a pretty site. SPECT can be helpful in evaluating the effects of drugs and alcohol on the brain. On 3D surface images several substances of abuse appear to show consistent patterns. For example, cocaine and methamphetamine abuse appear as multiple small holes across the cortical surface; heroin abuse appears as marked decreased activity across the whole cortical surface; heavy marijuana abuse shows decreased activity in the temporal lobes bilaterally and heavy alcohol abuse shows marked decreased activity throughout the brain. These findings tend to improve with abstinence, although long term use has been associated with continued SPECT deficits seen years after abstinence. SPECT can be helpful in several ways in drug and alcohol abuse. First, 3D surface SPECT images of drug and alcohol abusers can be used in drug prevention education. Second, SPECT studies can help break though the denial that often accompanies substance abuse. When one is faced with their own abnormal cerebral perfusion it is hard to remain in denial. Third, SPECT may help evaluate if there is an underlying neuropsychiatric condition that needs treatment. Marijuana usage typically causes decreased activity in the posterior temporal lobes bilaterally. The damage can be mild or severe, depending on how long a person used, how much use occurred, what other substances were used (nicotine is a powerful vasoconstrictor) and how vulnerable a particular brain is. For more information see Dr. Amen's article High Resolution Brain SPECT Imaging in Marijuana Smokers with AD/HD, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Volume 30, No. 2 April-June 1998. Pgs 1-13. Producer: AEGIS; Production Company: AEGIS; Keywords: drug addiction, substances abuse, alcoholism; Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs from www.archive.org. Tags: marijuana pot cannabis drugs drug abuse smoking education health effects brain scans damage THC PSA SPECT imaging 3D use

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Anti-Marijuana Ad/Pro Marijuana Ad I had to make Anti-Marijuana Ad and a Pro Marijuana Ad for school, make sure you watch straight through even if they seem similar Tags: anti-marijuana pro-mrijuana ad joke education comedy marijuana roomate drug pot weed improv parody pranks spoof nbg88

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Brain Damage Data from Marijuana Use / Anti-Marijuana Educational Video PSA Data Show Anatomical Brain Abnormalities from Marijuana Use. Credits at end of video. Regional Brain Abnormalities Associated With Long-term Heavy Cannabis Use. Murat Yücel, PhD, MAPS; Nadia Solowij, PhD; Colleen Respondek, BSc; Sarah Whittle, PhD; Alex Fornito, PhD; Christos Pantelis, MD, MRCPsych, FRANZCP; Dan I. Lubman, MB ChB, PhD, FRANZCP; General Psychiatry. 2008;65(6):694-701. In the human brain, the hippocampus is associated with the regulation of emotion and memory, while the amygdala controls fear and aggression. Recently a study was conducted by Dr. Murat Yücel and associates from the ORYGEN Research Centre and the Neuropsychiatry Centre at the University of Melbourne in order to determine whether long-term heavy cannabis use is associated with gross anatomical abnormalities in two cannabinoid receptor--rich regions of the brain, the hippocampus and the amygdala. In the study, Yucel's team did high-resolution MRIs on 15 men who smoked more than five joints a day for more than 10 years with no history of poly-drug abuse. They compared those with scans of 16 men who did not use marijuana. In addition, all the men took verbal memory tests and were examined for symptoms of psychiatric disorders. Results indicated that the hippocampus of marijuana users was 12 percent smaller, and that the amygdala of marijuana users was 7.1 percent smaller than among nonusers. Cannabis use also was associated with sub-threshold symptoms of psychotic disorders. Lead researcher Murat Yücel said, "This study shows long-term, heavy cannabis use causes significant brain injury, memory loss, difficulties learning new information, and psychotic symptoms, such as delusions of persecution, paranoia, delusions of mind-reading, and bizarre social behaviors in even non-vulnerable users." "The more marijuana was used, the more these individuals were likely to show reduced brain volumes in the hippocampus and amygdala, as well as being more likely to develop symptoms of psychotic disorders and to have significant memory impairment." "There is ongoing controversy concerning the long-term effects of cannabis on the brain," the authors write. "These findings challenge the widespread perception of cannabis as having limited or no neuroanatomical sequelae. Although modest use may not lead to significant neurotoxic effects, these results suggest that heavy daily use might indeed be toxic to human brain tissue. Further prospective, longitudinal research is required to determine the degree and mechanisms of long-term cannabis-related harm and the time course of neuronal recovery after abstinence." Author Affiliations: ORYGEN Research Centre (Drs Yücel, Whittle, and Lubman) and Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health (Drs Yücel, Whittle, Fornito, and Pantelis), Melbourne, Australia; School of Psychology and Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia (Dr Solowij and Ms Respondek); and Schizophrenia Research Institute, Sydney, Australia (Dr Solowij). All text and images from Fair Use. Tags: marijuana pot cannabis brain damage drugs drug abuse smoking education health effects scans THC hippocampus amygdala PSC

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Anti-Marijuana Educational PSA Video - What A Teen's Day Can Be Like PSA Commercial from Office of National Drug Control Policy / Partnership for a Drug Free American. Public Domain Public Service Announcement. Children and young teens start using marijuana for many reasons. Curiosity and the desire to fit into a social group are common reasons. Certainly, youngsters who have already begun to smoke cigarettes and/or use alcohol are at high risk for marijuana use. Also, research suggests that the use of alcohol and drugs by other family members plays a strong role in whether children start using drugs. Parents, grandparents, and older brothers and sisters in the home are models for children to follow. Some young people who take drugs do not get along with their parents. Some have a network of friends who use drugs and urge them to do the same (peer pressure). All aspects of a child's environment - home, school, neighborhood - help to determine whether the child will try drugs. Children who become more heavily involved with marijuana can become dependent, and that is their prime reason for using the drug. Others mention psychological coping as a reason for their use - to deal with anxiety, anger, depression, boredom, and so forth. But marijuana use is not an effective method for coping with life's problems, and staying high can be a way of simply not dealing with the problems and challenges of growing up. Researchers have found that children and teens (both male and female) who are physically and sexually abused are at greater risk than other young people of using marijuana and other drugs and of beginning drug use at an early age. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug used by teens today. Approximately 60 percent of the kids who use drugs use only marijuana. Of the 14.6 million marijuana users in 2002, approximately 4.8 million used it on 20 or more days in any given month (Kids and Marijuana). The marijuana that is available to teens today is much stronger than the marijuana that was available in the 1960's. Sometimes it is also laced with other, more potent drugs. Marijuana is physically addictive. Each year, 100,000 teens are treated for marijuana dependence. Teens who smoke marijuana heavily experience much the same symptoms of withdrawal as users of nicotine. The University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future study, which assesses drug and alcohol use among American youth, reported substantial increases among eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders from 1992 to 1997. These statistics show a disturbing national trend in the increase of marijuana use by teenagers. Between 1991 and 2001, the percentage of eighth graders who used marijuana doubled from one in ten to one in five. Kids are using marijuana at an earlier age. Research indicates that the earlier teens start using marijuana, the more likely they are to become dependent on this or other drugs later in life. Of teens admitted for treatment for marijuana dependence, 56 percent had first used the drug by fourteen years of age, and 26 percent had begun by twelve years of age. According to the 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), marijuana was the most frequently used drug of choice by teens. The NHSDA also reported that teens using marijuana on twelve or more days during the past year, 58 percent of them had one problem that they related to their marijuana use, 41 percent had two problems, and 28 percent had at least three problems that they related to their marijuana use. From age 12 to age 13, the proportion of teens who say they could buy marijuana if they wanted to more than triples, from 14 to 50 percent. Also the percentage of teens who say that they know a student at their school who sells drugs almost triples, from eight percent to 22 percent. There are many reasons why some teens start smoking marijuana. Many kids start using because their older siblings or friends are consuming it in front of them. Often peer pressure plays a major role. Teens think it's cool to use marijuana; they see their favorite movie stars smoking it in movies and their favorite bands sing songs about it. The problem becomes more severe when teens start relying on marijuana and think that they need it to escape from problems at school, home life, or with friends. Public Domain Public Service Announcement. Tags: anti-marijuana marijuana peer pressure pot cannabis THC drugs drug abuse addiction teens smoking health effects teenager

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Marijuana Basics For Teens: Anti-Marijuana Video Educational Marijuana Basics For Teens: Anti-Marijuana Educational Video; from the public domain video, "Debunking the Myths About Marijuana". This seven-minute video, developed by the ONDCP National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, was designed to educate communities about the harms of teen marijuana use. It highlights the latest research about the drug, features commentary by leading experts about the effects of marijuana on youth, and encourages communities to work together to address teen marijuana use. It also includes television ads for youth on the negative consequences of marijuana use, for parents on the importance of monitoring their kids, and for the general audience on the importance of community coalitions. Marijuana abuse is associated with many detrimental health effects. These effects can include frequent respiratory infections, impaired memory and learning, increased heart rate, anxiety, panic attacks and tolerance. Marijuana meets the criteria for an addictive drug and animal studies suggest marijuana causes physical dependence and some people report withdrawal symptoms. Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers do, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illnesses, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency toward obstructed airways. Cancer of the respiratory tract and lungs may also be promoted by marijuana smoke. Marijuana has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because marijuana smoke contains 50 percent to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. Marijuana's damage to short-term memory seems to occur because THC alters the way in which information is processed by the hippocampus, a brain area responsible for memory formation. In one study, researchers compared marijuana smoking and nonsmoking 12th-graders' scores on standardized tests of verbal and mathematical skills. Although all of the students had scored equally well in 4th grade, those who were heavy marijuana smokers, i.e., those who used marijuana seven or more times per week, scored significantly lower in 12th grade than nonsmokers. Another study of 129 college students found that among heavy users of marijuana critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning were significantly impaired, even after they had not used the drug for at least 24 hours. Sponsored by Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) as a public service announcement; public domain. Tags: marijuana pot cannabis drugs drug abuse addiction smoking education health effects teens pregnancy brain THC PSA women

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Marijuana Myths & Facts 01 Anti-Marijuana Video Educational Marijuana Myths & Facts 01 Anti-Marijuana Educational Video; This report is to provide useful information on what marijuana is, what it does, why it seems appealing, and why using it is risky. A panel talks about myths surrounding marijuana use, including false perceptions of safety and harmlessness, the assumption that "everyone" is using it, and the role that pop culture plays in influencing those myths. Marijuana is a mind-altering drug made from the cannabis plant. It is the most widely used illegal drug. In this 90-minute video, viewers will learn some of the latest facts about marijuana. Experts refute the myth that "everybody" is using marijuana as well as claims that it is harmless. The video includes highlights from "Marijuana: Weeding Out the Hype," one in a series of national 90-minute drug-specific teleconferences sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, SAMHSA, NIDA, the National Guard Counterdrug Office, and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. A booklet (VHS146G) and PowerPoint presentation on this topic are also available; (2002). From the "Marijuana: Weeding Out the Hype! (Myths, Facts & Illicit Drugs Series)". This is a video that looks at some of the myths surrounding marijuana use, the role played by popular culture in influencing those myths, and current prevention strategies. Dr. Alan Bundney from the University of Vermont is among the panelists who has done substantial research on addiction and protective factors. Sponsor: by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the National Guard Bureau, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. Target Audience Statement: This program is targeted towards community leaders, prevention and treatment specialists, members of community coalitions, educators, law enforcement personnel, parents, members of the faith community and others concerned about substance abuse problem within our communities. By John Walters; Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (U.S.); United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy.; National Institute on Drug Abuse.; Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America.; United States. National Guard Bureau. Publisher: [Rockville, MD] : Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2002. OCLC: 52692133; Public service announcement public domain video. Tags: marijuana pot cannabis drugs drug abuse addiction smoking alcohol education health effects teens pregnancy brain THC PSA

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Marijuana Facts & Fiction: Anti-Marijuana Video Educational Marijuana Facts & Fiction: Anti-Marijuana Video Educational"Marijuana" - Research shows that recurrent or frequent use of marijuana suppresses the immune system, damages brain cells and decreases short-term memory, attention span and motivation. Effects of the drug range from sensory distortions, an altered sense of time, loss of short-term memory, loss of balance and difficulty in completing thought processes to anxiety, panic, hallucinations, delusions and paranoia. Marijuana affects necessary skills for safe driving—alertness, the ability to concentrate, coordination and reaction time. It also makes it difficult to judge distances and react to signals and signs on the road. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes per day. Smoking one marijuana cigarette deposits about four times as much tar into the lungs as a filtered tobacco cigarette. In all, marijuana contains more than 400 chemicals including tar and other cancer-causing agents. Marijuana today is 15 to 25 times more potent than the pot smoked 30 or 40 years ago. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, average THC (the psychoactive component in marijuana) levels rose from less than 1 percent in the mid-1970s to more than 6 percent in 2002. Marijuana is called a "gateway" drug. Among marijuana's most harmful consequences is its role in leading to the use of other, harder drugs. Long-term studies of students who use drugs show that very few young people use other illegal drugs without first trying marijuana. Not everyone who uses marijuana will move on to other drugs, but using marijuana sometimes lowers inhibitions about drug use and exposes users to a culture that encourages experimentation and use of other drugs. Marijuana users are two to five times more likely to go on to use harder drugs. Marijuana is not accepted as a medicine by the U.S. government, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American Medical Association or the U.S. Supreme Court. Medical science is willing to approve, after testing, even dangerous drugs if they've been shown to be helpful to the sick, but to quote the FDA, "While there are no proven benefits to smoked marijuana use, there are many short and long term risks associated with marijuana use." Join these amazing kids who have taken the initiative to speak up about marijuana to help others avoid falling prey to the drug culture. Learn how to separate fact from fiction when it comes to so-called medical marijuana. Understand who is behind the drug legalization movement and how to refuse and fight attempts by these groups to normalize marijuana use. After watching this broadcast, you will recognize the dangers that marijuana poses as a highly addictive drug and as a gateway to harder drugs, exposing a drug culture that claims far too many. Part Two-Program Objectives: Explore common theories, perceptions and misconceptions teens have about marijuana in reference to its addictive properties, its link to harder drugs, its increased potency and its mischaracterization as a natural herb. Identify the effects marijuana has on the body and compare marijuana and cigarettes in reference to chemical toxins. Raise awareness of drug normalization and desensitization by the drug culture under the guise of medical marijuana. Public Domain Video. Tags: marijuana pot cannabis drugs drug abuse addiction smoking alcohol education health effects teens pregnancy brain THC PSA

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Anti-Marijuana PSA Video by the American Medical Association Anti-Marijuana PSA Video by the American Medical Association; Excerpt from "Drugs In Our Culture". Production Company: KQED-TV. Creative Commons license: Public Domain Tags: marijuana pot cannabis THC drugs drug abuse addiction smoking alcohol education health effects teens pregnancy brain PSA

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Marijuana And Women - 01 - Anti-Marijuana Video Educational The Negative Impact of the Marijuana Culture Upon Women - Part 1. Excerpts from the public domain film: Social Seminar series by UCLA and the National Institute of Mental Health (1971). Portrays a young college female student who smokes marijuana, usually with friends. Raises such questions as why does she smoke, how does she view the drug culture and to what extent does the use of marijuana effect her lifestyle, ambitions and self-perception. When women smoke marijuana, the active ingredient -- THC -- appears in their reproductive organs and vaginal fluids. Sperm exposed to this THC are likely to act just as sperm exposed to THC in the testes. "When women smoke marijuana, nicotine, or other drugs, their reproductive fluids contain these drugs," "The woman smoking marijuana is putting THC into her oviduct, into her cervix. If the man is not smoking but the woman is, his sperm go into her body and hit THC in the vagina, oviduct, and uterus. Her THC is changing his sperm." Just as in Males, marijuana effects the female in the part of the brain that controls the hormones, which determines the sequence in the menstrual cycle. Its been said that females who smoked or used marijuana on a regular basis had irregular menstrual cycles, the female hormones were depressed, and the testosterone level was raised. Even though this effect may be reversible, it may take several months of no marijuana use before the menstrual cycles become normal again. Mothers who smoke marijuana on a regular basis have been reported of having babies with a weak central nervous system. These babies show abnormal reactions to light and sound, exhibit tremors and startles, and have the high-pitched cry associated with drug withdrawal. Occurring at five times the rate of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Marijuana Syndrome is a growing concern of many doctors. Furthermore, doctors worry that children born to "pot-head" mothers will have learning disabilities, attention deficits and hormonal irregularities as they grow older, even if there are no apparent signs of damage at birth. Pregnant or nursing mothers who smoke marijuana should talk to their doctors immediately. Tags: marijuana women pot cannabis drugs drug abuse addiction smoking education health effects teens pregnancy brain THC PSA

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Marijuana - The Real Facts, Educational Anti-Marijuana Video Marijuana - The Real Facts, Anti-Marijuana Educational Video. The public domain public service announcement video: "Marijuana: Reading the Smoke Signals". Pot, pop, herb, weed, grass, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, chronic, reefer, Aunt Mary, skunk, boom, gangster, kif, ganja, Texas tea, Maui wowie, bud, dope, indo, hyrdo... just some of the street names for marijuana, the most frequently-used illegal drug in the United States. Millions of people try it for the first time each year and most of them don't know the risks. Despite what you may think, marijuana is far from harmless. Even though it often looks fun and relaxing, it has permanent health effects, impairs driving, and kills motivation. During the hour-long broadcast of Marijuana: Reading the Smoke Signals, we'll look at all these problems and more. We'll also learn what often works to keep kids away from drugs in the first place. Parents will also find out about marijuana culture... things your kids will never tell you. Law enforcement officers will discover how to spot marijuana use and marijuana grows. The marijuana of today isn't the pot you think it is. Topics Addressed During the Broadcast: What is marijuana; Signs & symptoms of use; How to spot marijuana grows; Health effects (both short and long-term); Consequences of use. The medical marijuana debate; Drug-impaired driving; How to talk to kids about it. Student drug testing. Treatment options. Marijuana: Reading the Smoke Signals", is sponsored by Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) as a public service announcement; public domain. Tags: marijuana pot cannabis weed reefer drugs drug addiction smoking head legalization illegal legalize sativa health effects

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Anti Marijuana PSA What will getting high do to you? This is what smoking the reefer might make you do.... Tags: two girls one cup spoof anti-marijuana

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Exposing the Myth of Smoked Medical Marijuana / Anti-Marijuana PSA Video Exposing the Myth of Smoked Medical Marijuana / PSA VideoExposing the Myth of Smoked Medical Marijuana. Q. Does marijuana have any medical value? Any determination of a drug's valid medical use must be based on the best available science undertaken by medical professionals. The Institute of Medicine conducted a comprehensive study in 1999 to assess the potential health benefits of marijuana and its constituent cannabinoids. The study concluded that smoking marijuana is not recommended for the treatment of any disease condition. In addition, there are more effective medications currently available. For those reasons, the Institute of Medicine concluded that there is little future in smoked marijuana as a medically approved medication. Advocates have promoted the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions such as glaucoma. However, this is a good example of more effective medicines already available. According to the Institute of Medicine, there are six classes of drugs and multiple surgical techniques that are available to treat glaucoma that effectively slow the progression of this disease by reducing high intraocular pressure. In other studies, smoked marijuana has been shown to cause a variety of health problems, including cancer, respiratory problems, increased heart rate, loss of motor skills, and increased heart rate. Furthermore, marijuana can affect the immune system by impairing the ability of T-cells to fight off infections, demonstrating that marijuana can do more harm than good in people with already compromised immune systems. In addition, in a recent study by the Mayo Clinic, THC was shown to be less effective than standard treatments in helping cancer patients regain lost appetites. The American Medical Association recommends that marijuana remain a Schedule I controlled substance. The DEA supports research into the safety and efficacy of THC (the major psychoactive component of marijuana), and such studies are ongoing, supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. As a result of such research, a synthetic mirror-image molecule of the THC drug, Marinol, has been available to the public since 1985. The Food and Drug Administration has determined that Marinol is safe, effective, and has therapeutic benefits for use as a treatment for nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy, and as a treatment of weight loss in patients with AIDS. However, it does not produce the harmful health effects associated with smoking marijuana. Furthermore, the DEA recently approved the University of California San Diego to undertake rigorous scientific studies to assess the safety and efficacy of cannabis compounds for treating certain debilitating medical conditions. Tt's also important to realize that the campaign to allow marijuana to be used as medicine is a tactical maneuver in an overall strategy to completely legalize all drugs. Pro-legalization groups have transformed the debate from decriminalizing drug use to one of compassion and care for people with serious diseases. The New York Times interviewed Ethan Nadelman, Director of the Lindesmith Center, in January 2000. Responding to criticism from former Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey that the medical marijuana issue is a stalking-horse for drug legalization, Mr. Nadelman did not contradict General McCaffrey. "Will it help lead toward marijuana legaization?" Mr. Nadelman said: "I hope so." Video text from the Department of Justice. All images from Fair Use. Tags: marijuana medical medicine pot cannabis smoking legalization prohibition decriminalization decriminalize legalize THC US

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Former U.S. Surgeon General Carmona Discusses Marijuana / Anti-Marijuana Video Former U.S. Surgeon General Carmona Discusses Marijuana / Anti-Marijuana Video; ONDCP Press Conference; Public Domain Video. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Center for Mental Health Services; Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; The Nation's Drug Czar, John P. Walters, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator, Charles G. Curie, joined with scientists and experts from the leading mental health organizations today to alert parents about the danger marijuana poses to their teens' mental health. "A growing body of evidence now demonstrates that smoking marijuana can increase the risk of serious mental health problems," said Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy. "New research being conducted here and abroad illustrates that marijuana use, particularly during the teen years, can lead to depression, thoughts of suicide, and schizophrenia. This is yet another reason that parents must stay closely involved with their teens and ensure that they are not smoking marijuana." A number of prominent studies have recently identified a direct link between marijuana use and increased risk of mental health problems. Recent research makes a stronger case that cannabis smoking itself is a causal agent in psychiatric symptoms, particularly schizophrenia. During the past three years, these studies have strengthened that association and further found that the age when marijuana is first smoked is a crucial risk factor in later development of mental health problems. A report released today from SAMSHA found that adults who first used marijuana before age 12 were twice as likely as adults who first used marijuana at age 18 or older to be classified as having serious mental illness in the past year than were adults who first used marijuana at age 18 or older. "Kids today are using marijuana at younger ages, putting them at greater risk," said Charles G. Curie, SAMHSA Administrator. "We have found that the younger a person starts smoking marijuana, the greater the likelihood they have of developing an addiction and serious mental illness later in life." "Mental health disorders such as depression and schizophrenia contribute to the mortality of our citizens, and suicide is one of the leading preventable causes of death," said U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S. "As a society we must do everything we can to promote mental health and prevent mental illness—and that includes keeping our kids drug-free. Parents and teens alike must realize the long-term effects marijuana can have on the brain." Several recent studies have linked youth marijuana use with depression, suicidal thoughts and schizophrenia: Young people who use marijuana weekly have double the risk of developing depression. Teens aged 12 to 17 who smoke marijuana weekly are three times more likely than non-users to have suicidal thoughts. Marijuana use in some teens has been linked to increased risk for schizophrenia in later years. A British study found that as many as one in four people may have a genetic profile that makes marijuana five times more likely to trigger psychotic disorders. Evidence has recently emerged that some people's genetic make-up may predispose them to be particularly vulnerable to the effects of marijuana on mental health. For instance, a major study out of the Netherlands concluded that use of the drug "moderately increases" the risk of psychotic symptoms in young people but has "a much stronger effect" in those with evidence of predisposition. "The nonchalance about marijuana in Europe and the U.S. is worrisome," said Neil McKeganey, Ph.D., Professor of Drug Misuse Research and Director, Centre for Drug Misuse Research, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland. "Marijuana is the first illegal drug that many young people use and teens don't view it as a serious drug, and when children are exposed only to advice from kids like themselves, the risks seem meaningless. We're starting to see marijuana in a new light given recent research into the connection between marijuana and mental illness." This new evidence comes with a warning to parents, as they are the most important influence in their teens' lives when it comes to drugs. "Tell your teens the facts and tell them not to use marijuana," said Robert L. DuPont, M.D., President of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., and a leading advocate for the power of parents in preventing drug use. "Take meaningful actions to see that they do not. A vital part of your job as a parent is helping your teen grow up drug-free." Tags: anti-marijuana marijuana medical medicine pot cannabis smoking legalization prohibition decriminalization decriminalize legalize THC US

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Glaucoma And The Myth of Medical Marijuana / Anti-Marijuana Video Glaucoma And The Myth of Medical Marijuana / Video. See references in the video. All text and images from Fair Use, public domain or referenced in the video. Music from the Music Bakery. The Institute of Medicine found that THC in smoked marijuana provides only temporary relief from intraocular pressure associated with glaucoma and would have to be smoked eight to 10 times a day to achieve consistent results. And there exists another treatment for intraocular pressure, as the availability of medically approved once-or twice-a-day eye drops makes intraocular pressure control a reality for many patients and provides round-the-clock intraocular pressure reduction. A new study finds marijuana is a relatively ineffective way to treat glaucoma. A new study that says smoking marijuana is a hazy and impractical way to treat glaucoma is the latest twist to the medical marijuana debate. Ophthalmologist Keith Green at the Medical College of Georgia has found the medical benefits of smoking marijuana are slight and relief is temporary. "Glaucoma is a 24-hour-a-day disease, 365 days-a-year disease and you cannot get away from it," he said. But to be effective, Green said a patient would have to smoke an unrealistic amount of marijuana. "If you want to maintain a low interocular pressure with marijuana, then you have to smoke a joint every 1 to 2 hours which is 10 to 12 joints a day, which is 4,000 a year," he said. "That's by anybody's definition -- no matter how liberal you are -- a considerable consumption." His study is published in the recent issue of the American Medical Association's journal Ophthalmology. Glaucoma is an eye disease usually associated with an increased fluid pressure inside the eyes that damages the optic nerve, leading to vision loss or even blindness. The most common form of the disease -- chronic, open-angle glaucoma -- is a leading cause of blindness in the United States and the number one cause of blindness in African Americans. Studies in the early 1970s showed that marijuana, when smoked, lowered intraocular pressure in people with normal pressure and those with glaucoma. In an effort to determine whether marijuana, or drugs derived from marijuana, might be effective as a glaucoma treatment, the National Eye Institute supported research studies beginning in 1978. These studies demonstrated that some derivatives of marijuana transiently lowered lowered intraocular pressure when administered orally, intravenously, or by smoking, but not when topically applied to the eye. However, none of these studies demonstrated that marijuana -- or any of its components -- could lower lowered intraocular pressure as effectively as drugs already on the market. In addition, some potentially serious side effects were noted, including an increased heart rate and a decrease in blood pressure in studies using smoked marijuana. A wide variety of therapies are currently used to treat glaucoma, including FDA-approved drugs and laser and conventional surgery. Research to date has not investigated whether marijuana use offers any advantages over currently available glaucoma treatments or if it is useful when used in combination with standard therapies. The identification of side effects from smoked marijuana, coupled with the emergence of highly effective FDA-approved medications for glaucoma treatment, may have led to diminished interest in this research area. Medical marijuana has been promoted for "compassionate use" to assist people with glaucoma and other diseases. Scientific studies show the opposite is true; marijuana is damaging to individuals with these illnesses. In fact, people suffering with glaucoma are being used unfairly by groups whose real agenda is to legalize marijuana. Marijuana does not prevent blindness due to glaucoma. Many people throughout the world suffer from the results of having glaucoma. Contrary to the best medical authorities and scientific studies, Marijuana producers and users continue to give false hope to the people who suffer from glaucoma --- in order to further their own selfish aims of legalizing marijuana. Marijuana producers and users hope that by repeating a big lie over and over again, that people will finally begin to believe it. Please do not fall for this shame. Please keep marijuana illegal. Tags: glaucoma medical marijuana medicine anti-marijuana marihuana pot cannabis THC weed reefer reefers drugs drug abuse addiction teens smoking smoke education health effects brain madness psa video educational blunt vaporizer legal legalize crime decriminalize legalization legalized government conspiracy pro hash hashish abusers abuser

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Marijuana And Women - 02 - Anti-Marijuana Video Educational The Negative Impact of the Marijuana Culture Upon Women - Part 2. Excerpts from the public domain film: Social Seminar series by UCLA and the National Institute of Mental Health (1971). Portrays a young college female student who smokes marijuana, usually with friends. Raises such questions as why does she smoke, how does she view the drug culture and to what extent does the use of marijuana effect her lifestyle, ambitions and self-perception. When women smoke marijuana, the active ingredient -- THC -- appears in their reproductive organs and vaginal fluids. Sperm exposed to this THC are likely to act just as sperm exposed to THC in the testes. "When women smoke marijuana, nicotine, or other drugs, their reproductive fluids contain these drugs," "The woman smoking marijuana is putting THC into her oviduct, into her cervix. If the man is not smoking but the woman is, his sperm go into her body and hit THC in the vagina, oviduct, and uterus. Her THC is changing his sperm." Just as in Males, marijuana effects the female in the part of the brain that controls the hormones, which determines the sequence in the menstrual cycle. Its been said that females who smoked or used marijuana on a regular basis had irregular menstrual cycles, the female hormones were depressed, and the testosterone level was raised. Even though this effect may be reversible, it may take several months of no marijuana use before the menstrual cycles become normal again. Mothers who smoke marijuana on a regular basis have been reported of having babies with a weak central nervous system. These babies show abnormal reactions to light and sound, exhibit tremors and startles, and have the high-pitched cry associated with drug withdrawal. Occurring at five times the rate of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Marijuana Syndrome is a growing concern of many doctors. Furthermore, doctors worry that children born to "pot-head" mothers will have learning disabilities, attention deficits and hormonal irregularities as they grow older, even if there are no apparent signs of damage at birth. Pregnant or nursing mothers who smoke marijuana should talk to their doctors immediately. Tags: marijuana women pot cannabis drugs drug abuse addiction smoking education health effects teens pregnancy brain THC PSA

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