What are the short-term effects of marijuana?
• Hallucinations and delusions
• Paranoia
• Impaired judgment, perception and coordination
• Immediate “good feelings”
• Red eyes
• Rapid heart beat
What are the long-term effects of marijuana?
• Memory and learning problems
• Addiction
• Withdrawal symptoms – including weight loss, irritability, sleep problems
• Mental health problems
• Respiratory infections and bronchitis
This is not true. In a 2009 National Institute on Drug Abuse survey, only 16 percent of 10th graders and 21 percent of 12th graders had used marijuana. These numbers have been declining since the late 1990s.