Debunk These Marijuana Myths!
(Different ways to use cannabis)
Debunking Marijuana Myths Quiz
Test your knowledge about the truths and myths surrounding marijuana use! This quiz is designed to educate and reveal the facts behind common misconceptions about cannabis consumption.
- 29 thought-provoking questions
- Deep insights into marijuana effects
- Separate fact from fiction!
Kids who start smoking Marijuana before age 16 smoke more often per week than those who start smoking pot after age 16.
True
False
Answer: True – At Harvard University they found that teens who started before age 16 smoked twice as many joints!
Answer: True – At Harvard University they found that teens who started before age 16 smoked twice as many joints!
In the United States, more than 20% of 8th graders have tried Marijuana.
True
False
Answer: False –Actually only 16% of 8th graders in the U.S. Have tried pot. (By 12th grade the % of teens who have tried Marijuana is 42%) (IT’S NOT EVERYONE!!!-IT’S NOT EVEN THE MAJORITY! Most teens don’t try pot.)
Answer: False –Actually only 16% of 8th graders in the U.S. Have tried pot. (By 12th grade the % of teens who have tried Marijuana is 42%) (IT’S NOT EVERYONE!!!-IT’S NOT EVEN THE MAJORITY! Most teens don’t try pot.)
Marijuana is a stimulant drug.
True
False
Answer: False – Pot is a depressant (like alcohol). Dealing with problems in life is hard enough, but smoking pot weekly can lead to double the depression later in life!
Answer: False – Pot is a depressant (like alcohol). Dealing with problems in life is hard enough, but smoking pot weekly can lead to double the depression later in life!
Weed contains as many cancer-causing chemicals as cigarettes.
True
False
Answer: False – It actually contains more cancer causing chemicals than cigarettes!! The amount of marijuana smoke inhaled per puff is two thirds larger than a typical puff of a tobacco cigarette.
Marijuana smoke is inhaled deeper into the lungs, and is held there up to four times as long. These long drags force the rapid absorption THC by the lungs.. As a result, the toxic chemicals in marijuana smoke can do much more damage to the lungs than cigarette smoke.
Answer: False – It actually contains more cancer causing chemicals than cigarettes!! The amount of marijuana smoke inhaled per puff is two thirds larger than a typical puff of a tobacco cigarette.
Marijuana smoke is inhaled deeper into the lungs, and is held there up to four times as long. These long drags force the rapid absorption THC by the lungs.. As a result, the toxic chemicals in marijuana smoke can do much more damage to the lungs than cigarette smoke.
Research has found that smoking pot while pregnant does not cause any damage to the baby.
True
False
Answer: False – Research suggests that marijuana use during pregnancy causes harm to the fetus, which may result in miscarriage, birth defects, low birth weight, and physical and mental abnormalities. (Scary-especially if that someone is smoking while they doesn’t even know they are pregnant!)
Answer: False – Research suggests that marijuana use during pregnancy causes harm to the fetus, which may result in miscarriage, birth defects, low birth weight, and physical and mental abnormalities. (Scary-especially if that someone is smoking while they doesn’t even know they are pregnant!)
Teens who smoke pot are more likely to try other drugs than those who’ve never smoked pot.
True
False
Answer: True – Marijuana is called a "gateway drug". That doesn't mean you will definitely do other drugs if you use marijuana, but it is more likely.
Some reasons they’re more like to try other drugs are: they have access to other drugs, they’ve already been willing to break the law, they build up a tolerance to pot and may want a more intense high, they’re hanging around others who use different drugs and that makes them face peer pressure, and impaired decision-making.
Answer: True – Marijuana is called a "gateway drug". That doesn't mean you will definitely do other drugs if you use marijuana, but it is more likely.
Some reasons they’re more like to try other drugs are: they have access to other drugs, they’ve already been willing to break the law, they build up a tolerance to pot and may want a more intense high, they’re hanging around others who use different drugs and that makes them face peer pressure, and impaired decision-making.
A teen who smokes pot 8 times per month is considered “addicted.”
True
False
Answer: True – (8 times a month is only two times per week…that adds up fast!)
Answer: True – (8 times a month is only two times per week…that adds up fast!)
THC, the active ingredient in weed, harms our Central Nervous System.
True
False
Answer: True. The main active mind-altering chemical in marijuana is THC, which stands for delta -9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
THC causes nerve cell abnormalities, alters normal cell division, disrupts activities inside nerve cells, and decreases cell immunity, which leads to the increase of viral and bacterial infections.
Answer: True. The main active mind-altering chemical in marijuana is THC, which stands for delta -9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
THC causes nerve cell abnormalities, alters normal cell division, disrupts activities inside nerve cells, and decreases cell immunity, which leads to the increase of viral and bacterial infections.
Marijuana is the ONLY drug that makes the user unmotivated to quit it.
True
False
Answer: True – It’s called “Amotivational Syndrome” and it’s unique to pot.
It takes an average of 15 years for the pot smoker to realize it IS hurting them and they should stop!! (they realize that being 30 and unemployed and still living in their parent’s basement is not healthy for them anymore!)
Answer: True – It’s called “Amotivational Syndrome” and it’s unique to pot.
It takes an average of 15 years for the pot smoker to realize it IS hurting them and they should stop!! (they realize that being 30 and unemployed and still living in their parent’s basement is not healthy for them anymore!)
Marijuana is very dangerous.
True
False
Answer: False - it all depends. Marijuana is less dangerous than most drugs, but more dangerous than other ways of coping with stress, hard times, or boredom.
Plus, there is still a lot we don't know about marijuana, from the medicinal point of view and for adolescents.
Answer: False - it all depends. Marijuana is less dangerous than most drugs, but more dangerous than other ways of coping with stress, hard times, or boredom.
Plus, there is still a lot we don't know about marijuana, from the medicinal point of view and for adolescents.
Smoking Marijuana causes lung cancer.
True
False
Answer: False - Unlike nicotine, Marijuana has not been linked to lung cancer, but it can cause damage to the user's DNA, making getting other cancers more likely.
Answer: False - Unlike nicotine, Marijuana has not been linked to lung cancer, but it can cause damage to the user's DNA, making getting other cancers more likely.
Using Marijuana can lead to long-term decreases in brain function.
True
False
Answer - True. Users are much more likely to develop a mental disorder down the road like depression, anxiety, and more.
Answer - True. Users are much more likely to develop a mental disorder down the road like depression, anxiety, and more.
A lot of Marijuana studies have been done on twins.
True
False
Answer - True. This is true! Since twins share DNA, they make studies even more successful because the variables can be more isolated. Fun, huh?
Answer - True. This is true! Since twins share DNA, they make studies even more successful because the variables can be more isolated. Fun, huh?
Kids who start smoking pot before age 16 made twice as many mistakes on tests of executive function (like decision-making and correcting mistakes) than those who started smoking pot after age 16.
True
False
Answer: True – Harvard researchers found that those who started smoking pot before age 16, were twice as likely to make mistakes and have poor judgment in decisions than those who waited until after 16. (Yikes!)
Answer: True – Harvard researchers found that those who started smoking pot before age 16, were twice as likely to make mistakes and have poor judgment in decisions than those who waited until after 16. (Yikes!)
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