What Do You Know, Anyway....? Family Life Gr.8
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The chemicals in marijuana stay in the bodyfor only a short period of time.
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Today's marijuana is stronger than varieties grown
in the 1960's.
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Marijuana use decreases the heart rate.
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Marijuana use interferes with the user's
ability to concentrate.
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Marijuana use improves ability to drive.
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Marijuana use can reduce sperm count and causereproduction problems.
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Marijuana can cause irregular menstrual cycles.
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Marijuana users always have red eyes.
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Marijuana helps the lungs to get rid of
bacteria and other foreign substances.
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Marijuana is safer than alcohol.
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Marijuana has not withdrawal effects.
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Marijuana use relieves stress.
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Marijuana use does not lead to the use of other drugs.
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Marijuana use expands the mind.
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Oil based lubricants should not be used with
latex condoms because they can destroy the
latex.
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Lambskin condoms are just as good at
preventing HIV as latex condoms.
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When sharing needles for tattooing, it is
enough to wash the apparatus with soap and
water to make sure that the HIV virus is not
transmitted.
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Talking with your partner about protection
may help prevent the spread of HIV.
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People who use injectable drugs should not 
share their apparatus with other people.
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Birth control pills can prevent the 
transmission of HIV.
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HIV is mainly present in semen, blood,
vaginal secretions, and breast milk.
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You can catch HIV from a toilet seat.
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If a pregnant woman is HIV positive, there is a
chance HIV may be passed to her unborn baby.
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Alcohol, marijuana or other drugs may impair
judgement and put a person at risk for
activities that may result in HIV transmission.
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The combined method of condoms and 
spermicide containing nonoxynol-9 is
very effective in preventing HIV infections
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Only homosexual people get AIDS.
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Douching after sex will prevent a woman from
getting infected with the HIV virus.
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Abstinence is the most effective method of 
avoiding HIV infection
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There is a cure for HIV/AIDS.
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You cannot get HIV from a mosquito bite.
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You can get HIV from donating blood.
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You can get HIV from oral sex.
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You can tell just by looking at someone
that they are HIV positive
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You cannot get pregnant of cause a pregnancy
the first time you have sex.
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Marijuana is safer than tobacco.
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You cannot get pregnant ifyou have sex standing up.
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Having sex makes a teenager an adult.
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You can get pregnant or cause a pregnancy
 if you have sex in the water.
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Athletes need a diet high in protein in
order to perform better.
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Pregnancy puts extra stress on a teen's
body compared to a woman in her twenties.
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Pregnant women should restrict their diet in
order to not gain weight during pregnancy
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All sexually transmitted infections are curable
if you treat them early in the infection.
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Alcohol consumption is illegal for anyone
under the age of 21.
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A person can have more than one sexually
transmitted infection at the same time.
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A person never develops immunity to sexually
 transmitted infections no matter how
many times they may have them.
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A serious consequence of sexually transmitted
 infections is female infertility.
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Nicotine is the only harmful drug in tobacco.
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A pregnant woman who smokes is more
likely to have a lower birth weight baby
than a woman who does not smoke.
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Nonsmokers married to heavy smokers were
found to have 2 times the risk of lung cancer
compared to those married to nonsmokers.
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Chewing tobacco is just as harmful as
cigarettes to the body.
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