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YOUTH STRENGTHENING CAMP at BCMH REHAB & FITNESS |
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Students aged 12-15 will learn the fundamentals of weight training, spotting, exercises, safety and etiquette while properly using weight lifting machines,hand held weights with an adjustable bench, medicine and stability balls. Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30-11:30 AM from July 22nd through August 14th. Cost for members: $30; non-members: $40. Class size is limited. For information call 524-2200. |
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Marijuana
Marijuana is the most often used illegal drug in this
country. Marijuana smoke contains some of the same
cancer-causing compounds as tobacco, sometimes in higher
concentrations. Studies show that someone who smokes
five joints per week may be taking in as many
cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full
pack of cigarettes every day. Not everyone who uses
marijuana becomes addicted; however, when a user begins
to seek out and take the drug compulsively, that person
has become addicted.
Short-term effects of marijuana include problems with
memory and learning, distorted perception (sights,
sounds, time, touch), trouble with thinking and problem
solving, loss of motor coordination, increased heart
rate, dry mouth and throat, and anxiety. Since marijuana
use can affect thinking and judgment, users can forget
to have safe sex and possibly expose themselves to HIV,
the virus that causes AIDS. People who use marijuana a
lot may lose interest in how they look and how they're
getting along at school or work. Athletes may find their
performance is off; timing, movements, and coordination
are all affected. These effects are even greater when
other drugs are mixed with marijuana.
Marijuana has serious harmful effects on the skills
required to drive safely: alertness, the ability to
concentrate, coordination, and the ability to react
quickly. These effects can last up to 24 hours after
smoking marijuana. Marijuana use can make it difficult
to judge distances and react to signals and sounds on
the road. Heavy or daily use of marijuana affects the
parts of the brain that control memory, attention, and
learning. A working short-term memory is needed to learn
and perform tasks that call for more than one or two
steps.
Contrary to popular belief, most teenagers have not used
marijuana and never will. Long-term studies of high
school students and their patterns of drug use show that
very few young people use other illegal drugs without
first trying marijuana. For example, the risk of using
cocaine is 104 times greater for those who have tried
marijuana than for those who have never tried it. |
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