ANSWER:
b) 4
If smoking one marijuana joint is equal to smoking four cigarettes, smoking five joints is like smoking an entire pack. The amount of tar inhaled by marijuana smokers and the level of carbon monoxide they absorb are also three to five times more than tobacco smokers. And like tobacco, marijuana contains hundreds of carcinogens that can lead to cancer1.
1NIDA InfoFax Marijuana 13551
ANSWER:
e) 88%
The vast majority of high school seniors find marijuana "fairly" or "very" easy to obtain2. Moreover, more than one-third of teens ages 14-17 say they could purchase marijuana within a five-block radius from their house3.
2Monitoring the Future National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of key findings, 2002 – Table 9.
3Access to Risky Products and Perceptions of Risky Behavior and Popularity: Finding from the Annenberg National Risk Survey of Youth age 14 to 22. Institute for Adolescent Risk Communication at the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
ANSWER:
d) Marijuana
More teens enter treatment with a primary diagnosis for marijuana dependence than for all other illicit drugs combined4. Marijuana is addictive. Among those who have used the drug at least 5 times, the rates of marijuana dependence are estimated at 20-30 percent5.
4SAMHSA, TEDS, 2001. Fifty-seven percent of youth admissions were referrals through the court system.
5W. Hall, N. Solowij and J. Lemon. "The health and psychological consequences of cannabis use,"(No. National Drug Strategy Monograph No. 25), Australian Government Publication Services, 1994. D.B. Kandel and M. Davis, Progression to regular marijuana involvement: Phenomenology and risk factors of near daily use. In M. Glantz & R. Pickens (Eds) Vulnerability to drug abuse (pp.221-253). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1992.
ANSWER:
e) All of the Above
Many things can be added to marijuana leaves without users knowing it. Chemicals, such as pesticides, may be sprayed on the marijuana plants before they're harvested or people may mix the marijuana with other drugs. PCP and LSD can be placed on dry leaves, while joints can be laced with crack or cocaine.6
6U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
ANSWER:
b) 23%
Less than one-third of 12th graders surveyed think occasional marijuana use is harmful.7
7Monitoring the Future National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of key findings 2002 – Table 5.
