To Prevent or Reduce Marijuana Use,young People Should Be Educated

question 208

Multiple Choice

To prevent or reduce marijuana use,young people should be educated about

• A) the tendency for teens to underestimate marijuana use among their peers.
• B) the increased self-consciousness caused by marijuana use.
• C) the need for increasingly larger doses of marijuana to produce the desired high.
• D) the long-term costs of regular marijuana use.

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Definitions:

Cortisol Levels

The concentration of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the blood, which can affect various bodily functions.

Stressor

Any event, experience, or environmental stimulus that causes stress in an individual.

Experimental Group

In an experiment, this group receives or is exposed to the treatment or condition being tested, in contrast to the control group.

Independent Variable

In an experimental setting, the variable that is manipulated or controlled by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.