IMPORTANT FOR ALL PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS & TEACHERS

"Alcohol and Marijuana Use by Southern California Adolescents  Predicts Poor Academic Performance and Health Problems"



Click here:
http://www.rand.org/news/press/2016/06/14.html

IMPORTANT TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO WHAT YOUTH KNOW:


Youth researchers have devoted great amounts of time to 
organizing and articulating their stories of cannabis and psychosis. 
These stories are available below.  Please click any of the thumbnail images below to watch the Digital Stories.

http://cannabisandpsychosis.ca/youth/#!prettyPhoto

Marijuana Facts about Youth

Marijuana Facts for Youth

Effects on the Brain and Development

·        If marijuana use starts in adolescence, the chances of addiction are 1 in 6.

·       The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s December 2012 Marijuana Drug Fact Information states: Research has shown that, in chronic use, marijuana’s abuse impact on learning and memory persists after the acute effects of the drug wear off, when marijuana use begin in adolescence, the effects may persist for many years.  

·       Science confirms that the adolescent brain, particularly the part of the brain that regulates the planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision-making and social behavior, is not fully developed until the early to mid-20’s. 

·       Well designed studies on marijuana and intelligence found that persistent, heavy use of marijuana by adolescents reduces IQ by as much as 8 points, when tested well into adulthood.

Effects on School Performance

·       According to data on marijuana use in youth from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2006), teens who grades averaged “D” were four times more likely to have smoked marijuana in the past year than students who grades averaged “A”.

·       Other studies have found that marijuana use is linked with dropping out of school and subsequent unemployment, social welfare dependence, and a lower self-reported quality of life then non-marijuana abusing people. The average age of starting use is 12 years & 4 months.

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·     In Colorado, prior to legalization (2011), 10.7% of youth were current marijuana users, compared to 7.6% nationally.  In Colorado Springs in 2012, positive tests for marijuana made up 57% of total drug screenings of high school students, compared to 33% in 2007.

·       “If Denver Public High School were considered a state, that state would have the highest past month marijuana use rate in the United States, behind New Hampshire.  Denver now has more marijuana dispensaries than liquor stores or licensed pharmacies.” – Dr Christian Thurstone, Denver Health Medical Center

From Missouri Substance Abuse Prevention Network, 428 E. Capitol Ave, Jefferson, MO 65101

Marijuana and Adolescents: a TV Special or on YouTube 7/24

Watch Dr. Fox's TV Special or see on YOUTUBE: 
Part 1 and Part 2

Marijuana and Adolescents

 AIR DATES  ½ hour show

Marin County

Sun     7/10/2016  @5:00 pm    Channel 26 (Comcast) or 99 (ATT)

  

2. Live Stream:   

Marin County: http://cmcm.tv/livecommunity

3. YouTubes:

Part 1: Intro to problems         click here Part 1

Part 2:  Solutions                     click here Part 2

Patrick Kennedy and Newt Gingrich 

in a News conference last week about Opioids

They have joined together to educate the public about the severe problem the USA is having with Opioids and Heroin Use among all populations.


Click here to see the interview: https://www.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-news-now-gingrich-kennedy-182459004.html

IMPORTANT TV Series to WATCH: Show #1 Teacher Expectations & Student Success

DESCRIPTIONS OF YOUTUBE LINKS 

FOR TV SERIES:

TEACHER EXPECTATIONS & STUDENT SUCCESS (ACHIEVEMENT)

By Dr. Lynn Fox & Sandra Elliot, M.A.

YouTubes Now: Click NOW

Watch TESA Interaction #1

Watch TESA Interactions 2 & 3

SHOW #1:

Introduction & Part 1

“Equal Response Opportunities for All Students: TESA #1”

Click here to view on YouTube NOW:

https://youtu.be/AkMZ1-Ce6PI

This is the first part of the 5 part TV series entitled Teacher Expectations and Student Success for regular & substitute teachers in all classrooms. Parents and School Administrators will find this information very important, too.

PART 1: 

July13 @ 7-7:30 pm          Marin County            channels 26 & 99

July 9 @ 7:30-8:00 pm      Pacific Coast cites   channels 27 & 28

see below for specifics

In the Introduction, Dr. Lynn Fox gives an overview of the 15 teacher interactions covered in this series of five ½ hour shows.

Three main areas will be covered:

1 .    equal opportunities to be engaged  in classroom learning,

2 .    clear feedback on whether they know the know where they stand

3 .   personal regard for everyone in the classroom

In Part 1, Dr. Fox and Sandra Elliot describe the importance of giving low achievers the same opportunities as high achievers to create more learning and fewer behavior problems in any classroom. Additional suggestions are made to help substitute teachers. For more information go to: https://substituteteacherhandbook.org

PART 2:

“Giving Students Effective Feedback &

Using Proximity in the Classroom”

https://youtu.be/xKoozZjGedU

Effective Feedback & Proximity (TESA# 2 & 3).

This video focuses on the second half of TV SPECIAL #1.

This program provides teachers with various ways to provide more effective feedback to all students, especially low achievers. Dr. Fox and Sandra Elliot discuss how teachers can deliver feedback as to whether student responses are correct or incorrect, and do it in such a way that students are clearer about what needs to be improved, while also being more motivated to do the task.

Proximity deals with personal regard or ways to develop more positive relationships between teachers and students. A teacher who uses proximity is simply getting closer than one arm's distance from students. Strategies are suggested such as using the "T Formation" to make sure that, at all times, the teacher is facing her/his students and moving around the classroom.

Please stay tuned WEEKLY for all parts of the TV SPECIAL:

EVERY WEDNESDAY JULY 13-AUGUST 10

MARIN CTY CHANNELS 26 & 99 @ 7:00-7:30 PM

EVERY SATURDAY JULY 2-30

PAC COAST CHANNELS 26 & 27 @ 7:30-8:00 PM

Go to our website for more information:

Substituteteacherhandbook.org

Fetal Risk of Marijuana Use by Mothers

Marijuana use during pregnancy crosses the placental & blood/brain barrier and increases the baby's susceptibility to:

• Lower birth weight
• Addiction later in life
• Birth defects and cancers
• Problem solving and learning difficulties later in life

Source:
E. Sassenrath, UC Davis Primate Research Center and Neuropsychopharmacology 2014

Marijuana is now often considered a "hard drug" by many experts because of its extreme potency in various forms.  However Marijuana (THC) is usually called a Gateway drug that leads to other drug use such as opioids and heroin. One reason is that MJ works on the same receptor site systems in the brain as heroin. Addiction leads to more tolerance to a drug and the user needs more and stronger to get the same results/highs.

If you have not seen CHASING THE DRAGON, please watch and share with others.

Almost everyone in the movie started with the use of high potency marijuana of today.

Click here to view the Video now: Chasing the Dragon: from MJ to Opioids

Please watch the TV Special: 

"Marijuana & Adolescents"with Dr. Lynn  Fox and Mark Dale 

Sunday JULY 6@ 5:00 pm (PST) or click here to view YouTube videos Part 1 & Part 2 

"Marijuana and Adolescents" TV SPECIAL with Dr. Lynn Fox & Mark DaleLive Broadcast July 6 or View on YouTube 24/7

Marijuana abuse & addiction among youth has skyrocketed due to availability & a dramatic increase in potency of THC (TetraHydroCannabinol) levels. *Young people who are still developing are especially vulnerable, as marijuana affects their physical, intellectual, social, moral & psychological development. Average start of use is 12.4 years that can lead to *6-8 IQ point loss, *1 out of 6 heavy-using teens becoming addicted,* increased traffic fatalities, and vulnerability to *depression, psychosis, schizophrenia & other major health issues and even suicide. We must prevent this from happening to our children.

* The very dangerous extremely elevated THC level of Pot today (20% to 95% in concentrates) is not the Pot of the 1970s -1990s that had much lower THC levels (1-2%). 

This is vital information for all parents, grandparents and teachers. 

C. Lynn Fox, Ph. D. is a national expert in the areas of drug awareness & prevention, adolescent development, classroom management, self-esteem enhancement, and Special Education. She has trained over 200,000 K-12 teachers & others in the past 30 years, and has been a professor of Education at both San Francisco State and San Diego State Universities.  Dr. Fox has authored & coauthored 11 books, including a TEXTBOOK with Dr. Shirley Forbing for HarperCollins entitled: Creating Drug Free Schools and Communities: A Comprehensive Approach. 

 Ways to see “Marijuana and Adolescents: Interview with Dr. Lynn Fox” 
1. Watch TV SPECIAL on the air

Marin County, CA 
Sunday    7/6/2016  @ 5:00pm  (PST)) Channel 26 (Comcast) or 99 (AT&T)

Pacific Coast (Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, etc.)

Tuesday   7/5/16 @ 7:00 am (PST)Channels 26 & 27 (Coastside)

pacificcoast.tv

 

2. Live Stream (view in CA and Nationwide at above times):  http://cmcm.tv/livecommunity

pacificcoast.tv

 3. YouTube (view anytime, 24/7): click here:
Part 1: Introduction to the Problems:         https://youtu.be/0K7O8XcB7J4Part 2: Solutions for Teachers, Parents & Others https://youtu.be/6ijc57wQNhU
Dr. Lynn Fox has been a keynote speaker at numerous state and national conferences, and is available for media interviews, trainings and more information at:
Website: www.powerfulparenting.com

Other Resources for Parents, Grandparents, Teachers & Others:
Parents Opposed to Pot: www.poppot.org, Facebook.com/poppotorg

Roger Morgan: Stoppot2016.com

rogermorgan339@gmail.com, 916-434-5629

CALM California:   www.calmca.org
PO Box 2995 Carmichael CA 95608
619-990-7480  Scott Chipman: scott@chipman.info