1. MARIJUANA The Reindeers Tuğçe Alabuğa Hanife Nur Parlak Ezgi Çağlar
Ceren İlhan
The Reindeers

2. OUTLINE What is Marijuana? How do people use it?
Effects of Marijuana on brain (long-term and short-term effects)
Physical and mental effects of Marijuana
Medical Marijuana

3. What is marijuana ? Hemp plant  Includes in;
Mind altering chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) ..

4. Most common drug which is used in USA (Samhsa, 2014 )
It is common among the young people
Rate of the users is increasing annually .

5. HOW DO PEOPLE USE İT ?
By rolling it like a cigaratte

6. By using vaporizer
They can arrive directly to THC chemical

7. In their foods,

9. HOW DO USERS FEEL AFTER USİNG İT ?
Euphoria
Relaxation
Heigtened sensory perception

10. Colors get more vivid

11. Besides euphoria and relaxation,
It causes ;
feeling of panic , anxiety ,fear and some physical feelings such as increased heart rate , decreased ability to perform on tasks.

12. Is marijuana addictive ?
Only 1 user become addicted in 11 .
For daily using , this number increases (Hall, 2009)

13. EFFECTS OF MARİJUANA ON BRAİN

15. Marijuana effects the brain both long- term and short-term

16. difficulty with thinking and problem-solving
Short term effects
difficulty with thinking and problem-solving

17. Short term effects
changes in mood

18. Other short term effects
Altered senses (for example; seeing brighter colors)
Altered sense of time
İmpaired memory
İmpaired body movement

19. Long term effects
Sleeplesness
Personality changes
Understanding

20. WHAT ARE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA?

21. PHYSICAL EFFECTS
Breathing problems such as; cough, phlegm and bronchitis.
Increased heart rate
Problems with child development during and after pregnancy

22. Dry mouth or Thirst
The munchies (feelings of hunger)
Red eyes

23. MENTAL EFFECTS Temporary hallucinations Temporary paranoia
Worsening symtoms in patients with schizophrenia

24. MENTAL EFFECTS
Depression
Anxiety
Suicidal thoughts among teens

25. Medical Marijuana

26. «The term medical marijuana refers to using the whole unprocessed marijuana plant or its basic extracts to treat a disease or symptom.» (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

27. US Food and Drug Administration

28. Street Marijuana Medical Marijuana
- Scientists grow Marijuana in order to make the CBD in oil form.
Less desireable
Not intoxicating

29. Two chemicals that Marijuana contains:
CBD (Cannabidiol)
THC (Tetra Hydro Cannabinol)
Increases appetite
Decreases nasua, pain, inflammation (swelling and redness),muscle control problems.
Doesn’t affect the mind or behaviour.
Decreases pain and inflammation (just like THC)
Also helps to control Epileptic Seizures.

30. STUDIES
One cell culture study
Mice study
Purified extracts of marijuana can slow the growth of cancer cells.
Purified extracts of THC and CBD, when it is used with radiation, increase the cancer- killing effect of radiation. (Scott, 2014)

31. Some diseases that are treated by Marijuana
Autoimmune diseases (diseases that weaken the immune system)
- HIV/AIDS
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) (which causes gradual loss of muscle control)
-Alzheimer’s disease
Inflammation
Pain
Seizures
Substance use disorders
Mental disorders
Cancer

32. Should it be legal or illegal?

33. If you have any questions we will be happy to answer them

34. REFERENCE LIST
National Institute on Drug Abuse. Is Marijuana Medicine? Retrieved from
on May 4, 2015
National Institute on Drug Abuse. Marijuana Retrieved from
on May 4, 2015
Scott KA, Dalgleish AG, Liu WM. The combination of cannabidiol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol
enhances the anticancer effects of radiation in an orthotopic murine glioma model. Mol
Cancer Ther. 2014;13(12):
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Results from the 2013
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings. Rockville, MD:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; HHS Publication No.
(SMA) NSDUH Series H-49.