Pubdate: Mon, 06 Oct 2014
Source: Journal-Pioneer, The (CN PI)
Copyright: 2014 Journal-Pioneer
Contact:  http://www.journalpioneer.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2789
Authors: Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen
Note: M.D. Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike 
Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness 
Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into 
"The Dr. Oz Show" or visit www.sharecare.com
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Marijuana - Canada)

NEW MARIJUANA FACTS

With clever names like Peace of Mind, Girl Scout Cookies, Train Wreck
and Tsunami, it's a good bet that the marketers of legal marijuana
finished high school. That's less certain for their younger customers.

New research shows daily marijuana use before the age of 17 cuts your
chances of graduating from high school or getting a college degree by
60 per cent.

And that info's just the tip of the joint. Now that marijuana is legal
for recreational use in Washington and Colorado, and for medical
purposes in 19 other states plus the District of Columbia, scientists
are able to study the drug more closely.

The result is an outpouring of data on marijuana's formerly unknown or
underappreciated risks.

One new study found that 40 per cent of cannabis-using adolescents
receiving treatment for substance abuse report symptoms of withdrawal
- - a true marker for drug dependence (addiction).

And kids are eight times more likely to use illicit drugs later in
life if they smoke marijuana regularly. Another study found that
adolescents who smoke pot daily shed an average of six IQ points by
adulthood; points you're not getting back, and that can mean the
difference between an engaged, rewarding life and not!

So just because the drug is legal in some places, doesn't mean it's
smart to use it.

Like Derek Jeter says: "If you have dreams and aspirations to be
successful, drugs and alcohol are only going to alter those dreams.
Try to stay away from them and find something more productive to do
with your time."
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