Dope, weed, herb, grass, pot, hashish, hash, mary jane, blunt, joint- these are all slang terms for the depressant and hallucinogenic for the drug known as marijuana.
Marijuana is a mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers that are green, brown, or even grey in color coming from the Cannabis Sativa plant. Marijuana is usually smoked in hand-rolled cigarettes- often referred to a “joints”. Other times, people smoke marijuana in pipes, bongs, cigars, and blunts. Additionally, marijuana is often used to make teas and is mixed into foods.
Since marijuana is a plant, it is often used in some medications. Marinol is a drug used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy when other drugs have failed. It is also used to …show more content…
Another drug that works for the same reasons is a drug called Cesamet.
Cesamet works by decreasing the amount of signals in the brain that tells the body to vomit and have nausea.
Smoking marijuana can cause people to be dependent on it- especially during withdrawal. The most common side effects of withdrawal include irritability, anxiety, and depression- however these side may fade away after approximately ten days. What causes people to become more dependent on marijuana is that when they cannot feel
“normal” or “good” about themselves, they smoke even more to get that “high” that they are trying to achieve. More symptoms include physical tension and a loss of appetite when trying to withdrawal. Harvard University conducted a study on 60 active marijuana smokers from the ages of 30 to 55 who had confirmed to smoking marijuana at least five times a week for about 11 years. During this study, 30 of the participants agreed to stop smoking for a 30 day period while the other half were used a controls. All of the participants had to perform urine tests and had to fill out a a 14-item daily diaryused to track mood and physical changes on a daily basis. During the period, the patients who had agreed to give up smoking marijuana had reported an increase …show more content…
These symptoms were most predominate during the first 10 days of the test. Irritability and physical tension were present throughout the whole exercise.
There are many side effects and acute effects to smoking marijuana. According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, minors who smoke marijuana on a regular basis are four times as likely to become violent and vandalize. In addition to that, minors who use marijuana are five times more likely to steal than minors who do not come in contact with it. At the time of smoking marijuana, a person may experience a loss of coordination- which will affect the person’s ability to walk. Vision and hearing may be impaired, and sleepiness and reddening of the eyes may occur. Within the first hour of smoking marijuana, your heart rate speeds and a heart attack may occur.
Marijuana also affects your memory and your ability to solve problems- which is
Marijuana is a mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers that are green, brown, or even grey in color coming from the Cannabis Sativa plant. Marijuana is usually smoked in hand-rolled cigarettes- often referred to a “joints”. Other times, people smoke marijuana in pipes, bongs, cigars, and blunts. Additionally, marijuana is often used to make teas and is mixed into foods.
Since marijuana is a plant, it is often used in some medications. Marinol is a drug used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy when other drugs have failed. It is also used to …show more content…
Another drug that works for the same reasons is a drug called Cesamet.
Cesamet works by decreasing the amount of signals in the brain that tells the body to vomit and have nausea.
Smoking marijuana can cause people to be dependent on it- especially during withdrawal. The most common side effects of withdrawal include irritability, anxiety, and depression- however these side may fade away after approximately ten days. What causes people to become more dependent on marijuana is that when they cannot feel
“normal” or “good” about themselves, they smoke even more to get that “high” that they are trying to achieve. More symptoms include physical tension and a loss of appetite when trying to withdrawal. Harvard University conducted a study on 60 active marijuana smokers from the ages of 30 to 55 who had confirmed to smoking marijuana at least five times a week for about 11 years. During this study, 30 of the participants agreed to stop smoking for a 30 day period while the other half were used a controls. All of the participants had to perform urine tests and had to fill out a a 14-item daily diaryused to track mood and physical changes on a daily basis. During the period, the patients who had agreed to give up smoking marijuana had reported an increase …show more content…
These symptoms were most predominate during the first 10 days of the test. Irritability and physical tension were present throughout the whole exercise.
There are many side effects and acute effects to smoking marijuana. According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, minors who smoke marijuana on a regular basis are four times as likely to become violent and vandalize. In addition to that, minors who use marijuana are five times more likely to steal than minors who do not come in contact with it. At the time of smoking marijuana, a person may experience a loss of coordination- which will affect the person’s ability to walk. Vision and hearing may be impaired, and sleepiness and reddening of the eyes may occur. Within the first hour of smoking marijuana, your heart rate speeds and a heart attack may occur.
Marijuana also affects your memory and your ability to solve problems- which is