Mind Over Matter: Marijuana

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Subject:

Science and Technology, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Collection:

Mind Over Matter

Grade Level:

Secondary

Abstract:

You may have heard it called pot, weed, grass, ganja or skunk, but marijuana by any other name is still a drug that affects the brain. Did you know marijuana can cause some people to lose focus on events around them? It makes others more aware of their physical sensations, and it has still more effects on other people. All these different changes are caused by chemicals that affect the brain. More than 400 chemicals are in the average marijuana plant. When smoked, heat produces even more of them!

Languages:

English, Spanish

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Downloadable docs

Conditions of Use:

Public Domain
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