Drug Wars - The New Marijuana

Length of Program:
23 minutes Format:
VHS / DVD

Audience:
Middle School - Adult Catalog #
V0302 / D0409

Format

Drug Wars:
The New Marijuana

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	What is the truth about marijuana?
	Anyone who views this video will be clear about the dangers of smoking marijuana. Eric Martin, Executive Director of the Addiction Counselor Certification Board for the State of Oregon, makes it simple by dispelling the myths about marijuana. Martin discusses the effects of marijuana on the brain, heart, lungs, and immune system. Viewers will see how using this addictive substance will affect even the simplest activities in their daily lives.

What this program teaches:

	Whether or not today's marijuana is really natural.
	How changes in growing techniques have affected marijuana�s potency.
	How marijuana affects your heart, lungs, brain, and memory.
	What is really meant by "getting high".
	How marijuana interacts with other drugs.

How to use this video:

	Drug users and counselors - use of this presentation by a leading drug expert can help in the treatment of addiction.
	Teachers - use the video and accompanying instructor materials to engage students in class discussion.
	School, public and college libraries - provide this video for parents to engage their children in discussion or for students to do research papers.
	Community watch groups - citizens can learn what to look for in their neighborhoods.
	Broadcast it on your local cable station.

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