Addiction

Marijuana is not addictive. MYTH

  • ›1 in 6 adolescents who try marijuana will become addicted
  • ›About 10% of all people who try marijuana will become daily users
  • ›According to the 2010 NSDUH, of the 7.1M Americans addicted to illicit drugs,marijuana is drug of choice for 63%, or 4.5M people
  • ›There is no generally effective treatment for marijuana dependence yet

 

For complete PowerPoint of the Teen Brain and Marijuana ... evidence of addiction, decrease in IQ, driving consequences, brain developmental changes.....