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DuPont, Robert L. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 1981
Citing harmful physiological effects of marijuana, the author asserts that it is the single most serious new threat to our nation's health. He urges parents and school personnel to learn about marijuana and take a strong stand against it. (Condensed from "PTA Today," May 1981, p3-5.) (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Illegal Drug Use, Marihuana, Medical Research
Hawley, Richard A. – Independent School, 1978
Popular culture now considers marijuana harmless, but research shows it has definite physiological and neurological effects, effacing memory and attention and producing cell damage and learning deficits. Young people turn to pot to escape the emotional pressures of adolescence. Parents and schools can help adolescents by setting firm prohibitions.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Biochemistry, Drug Abuse
