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Marijuana Facts for Teens HandoutMarijuana Facts for Teens Handout
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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7th - 12th
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Health
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Marijuana Facts for Teens

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Is marijuana addictive? Can you drive under the influence of marijuana? What happens if you smoke marijuana while you're pregnant? Teenagers learn the answers to these and many more frequently asked questions in an online booklet about marijuana use.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

marijuana, drug abuse, drugs, drug addiction, healthy habits

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide the link for learners to access on their individual tablets or devices
  • Use as a supplement to a health textbook

Classroom Considerations

  • Best used as an electronic resource
  • Be sure that class members can discuss substance abuse and addiction in a mature and sensitive way

Pros

  • Addresses multiple myths regarding marijuana use
  • Designed specifically for a middle or high school audience
  • Discusses K2/Spice, which may not be in a typical health curriculum

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1

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