Marijuana Could Threaten Your Teen's Success
Marijuana Could Threaten Your Teen's Success
by Sheri Schultis
November 29, 2005
Marijuana Could Threaten Your Teen's Success
Marijuana can limit your teen's academic achievement.
* Marijuana can hinder a teen's ability to learn. Heavy marijuana impairs young people's ability to concentrate and retain information.
* Marijuana use is linked to poorer grades. A teen with a "D" average is 4 times more likely to have used marijuana than a teen with an "A" average.
* Some frequent, long-term marijuana users show sings of lack of motivation * (amotivational syndrome). Lack of motivation or concern about the future can lead to poor performance in school.
* Marijuana and underage drinking are linked to higher dropout rates. Students who drink or use drugs frequently are up to five times more likely than their peers to drop out of high school. A teenage marijuana user's odds of dropping out are more than twice that of a non-user.
Information taken from Parents the Anti Drug (www.TheAntiDrug.com)
