The Truth About Marijuana

Drugs & Consequences

Results of the 2009 Monitoring the Future survey showed 20.6 percent of high school seniors had smoked marijuana in the past month, 32.8 percent had smoked it in the past year, and 42 percent had smoked it in their lifetime. Teens learn here that marijuana use can have serious consequences, including loss of short-term memory and negative effects on mental development. Besides describing the effects of marijuana, this volume also provides information about drug testing, dependence and withdrawal, and finding help for treatment.

Library Bound Book List: $37.13 / S&L: $27.85
eBook List: $37.13 / S&L: $27.85

Reading Level: 5

Interest Level: 7-12+

Product type : Library Bound Book
ISBN : 978-1-4488-4639-9
Author : Frederick Gross, Reeve Chace
Copyright : 2012
Language : English
Category : Guidance, Social Studies
Pages : 64
Trim : 6 1/2" x 9 1/8"
Dewey : 613.8
Subject : Guidance, Social Studies
Binding : Library
BISAC : JNF024100
Thematic Introduction • Index • Glossary • Author Biography • Web Sites • Further Reading • List of Organizations • For Further Information Section • Sidebars

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