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Marijuana: Does Legal Mean Safe? Marijuana and the Teenage Brain
Grades 7-12 2013 20 min CC Human Rela ons Media Grades 5-9 2013 20 min CC Human Rela ons Media
Many teens think that pot is harmless because some states This program informs students about the latest research on the
have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recrea onal eff ects of marijuana on the brain. Animated graphics clearly
purposes. This fact-based program emphasizes that legality shows how THC, the ac ve ingredient in marijuana, hijacks the
is not the same thing as safety and details the risks of brain’s endocannabinoid system and harms the func oning
marijuana on mental and physical health. Clinicians talk of diff erent parts of the brain associated with coordina on,
about how the vast majority of their pa ents have been cogni on and intelligence, and mental illness. Clinicians who
addicted to marijuana, and recovering addicts themselves treat marijuana users forcefully explain that it’s possible to
vividly describe their struggles with addic on. Their stories become addicted to marijuana and that the risk of addic on
illustrate how marijuana has aff ected their school and family is higher for teenagers because their brains are not yet fully
lives, their ability to drive a car, and their mental health. formed. The author of a long-term study cites research that
A scien st describes her research showing that marijuana shows that people who started using marijuana as teens
use by teens causes decline in mental func oning and IQ. show an average loss of 8 points in IQ. Recovering marijuana
The program stresses that even in states that have legalized addicts provide a human face to the eff ects of marijuana
marijuana it is s ll illegal for anyone under 21, and it is s ll as they describe why they started using and how use led to
illegal at the federal level. dependency and addic on.
#600625DV-A14 $189: DVD, plus teacher’s resource book, #600623DV-A14 $189: DVD, plus teacher’s resource book,
student handouts and pre/post tests in digital format. student handouts and pre/post tests in digital format.
High on Painkillers: An Overdose Epidemic
Grades 7-Coll/Univ 2012 CC 20 min Human Rela ons Media
The truth about the abuse of prescribed painkillers is startling. Abused
painkillers such as Oxycodone, Vicodin and methadone are responsible for
more deaths than cocaine and heroin combined. According to the Centers
for Disease Control, prescrip on painkillers have surpassed car crashes as
the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States. Students learn
the dynamics of painkiller addic on and abuse through the personal stories
of teens who have been hooked on legal painkillers. These teens describe
the downward spiral of addic on that can eventually lead to death by
overdose. Former users, physicians and drug educa on experts
communicate the hard facts to viewers including how diffi cult it is for users
to cope with withdrawal symptoms such as depression, anxiety, shakiness
and lack of energy.
#600603DV-A14 $189: DVD, teacher’s resource book, student handouts and pre/post test in digital format
32 Visit www.mcintyre.ca - FREE on-line PREVIEWS!
substance abuse
Marijuana: Does Legal Mean Safe? Marijuana and the Teenage Brain
Grades 7-12 2013 20 min CC Human Rela ons Media Grades 5-9 2013 20 min CC Human Rela ons Media
Many teens think that pot is harmless because some states This program informs students about the latest research on the
have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recrea onal eff ects of marijuana on the brain. Animated graphics clearly
purposes. This fact-based program emphasizes that legality shows how THC, the ac ve ingredient in marijuana, hijacks the
is not the same thing as safety and details the risks of brain’s endocannabinoid system and harms the func oning
marijuana on mental and physical health. Clinicians talk of diff erent parts of the brain associated with coordina on,
about how the vast majority of their pa ents have been cogni on and intelligence, and mental illness. Clinicians who
addicted to marijuana, and recovering addicts themselves treat marijuana users forcefully explain that it’s possible to
vividly describe their struggles with addic on. Their stories become addicted to marijuana and that the risk of addic on
illustrate how marijuana has aff ected their school and family is higher for teenagers because their brains are not yet fully
lives, their ability to drive a car, and their mental health. formed. The author of a long-term study cites research that
A scien st describes her research showing that marijuana shows that people who started using marijuana as teens
use by teens causes decline in mental func oning and IQ. show an average loss of 8 points in IQ. Recovering marijuana
The program stresses that even in states that have legalized addicts provide a human face to the eff ects of marijuana
marijuana it is s ll illegal for anyone under 21, and it is s ll as they describe why they started using and how use led to
illegal at the federal level. dependency and addic on.
#600625DV-A14 $189: DVD, plus teacher’s resource book, #600623DV-A14 $189: DVD, plus teacher’s resource book,
student handouts and pre/post tests in digital format. student handouts and pre/post tests in digital format.
High on Painkillers: An Overdose Epidemic
Grades 7-Coll/Univ 2012 CC 20 min Human Rela ons Media
The truth about the abuse of prescribed painkillers is startling. Abused
painkillers such as Oxycodone, Vicodin and methadone are responsible for
more deaths than cocaine and heroin combined. According to the Centers
for Disease Control, prescrip on painkillers have surpassed car crashes as
the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States. Students learn
the dynamics of painkiller addic on and abuse through the personal stories
of teens who have been hooked on legal painkillers. These teens describe
the downward spiral of addic on that can eventually lead to death by
overdose. Former users, physicians and drug educa on experts
communicate the hard facts to viewers including how diffi cult it is for users
to cope with withdrawal symptoms such as depression, anxiety, shakiness
and lack of energy.
#600603DV-A14 $189: DVD, teacher’s resource book, student handouts and pre/post test in digital format
32 Visit www.mcintyre.ca - FREE on-line PREVIEWS!
