RESUMO
Marijuana may be smoked, braided as a tea, or consumed in foods such as brownies and chocolate bars. Many people treat chronic pain, muscle spasm, anorexia, pneumonia and sleep disorders with medical marijuana. Medical marijuana means whole marijuana or its ingredients, on which a few licensed drugs are based, such as cannabidiol (CBD). The government does not standardize medical marijuana and does not recognize its strength and ingredients. Not legal in any state. We wanted to assess the existing knowledge regarding hazards of ganja and prevention among male adolescents in selected senior secondary school to evaluate effectiveness of planned teaching regarding hazards of ganja and prevention among male adolescent in selected senior secondary school. MethodsThis is a pre-test and post-test study based on evaluative approach. The sample was 60 senior secondary school male adolescents from a selected senior secondary school in Sawangi, Wardha. Self-administered questionnaire having 30 MCQs was given to the study participants. The correct answer got score 1 and wrong score got 0 score. ResultsThe mean score of posttest knowledge 16.80 was apparently higher than the mean score of pre-test knowledge 7.45. There was significant difference between the mean pre-test and post-test knowledge score (t = 22.024, p = 0.095) at p<0.05 level and no significant association was found between selected demographic variables. ConclusionsPlanned teaching was highly effective in enhancing the knowledge regarding hazards of ganja, and its prevention among male adolescents in the selected senior secondary school.