Learning, behavior and coordination, emotions, memory and intelligence are all affected when an individual continues to use marijuana. Marijuana use has been shown to negatively effect ones school performance and IQ (even into adulthood), driving ability, it also has the potential to be a gateway in relation to the use of other substances and can increase the risk for mental health problems. Marijuana use among teens doubles the risk of developing symptoms of depression and anxiety, has the potential to make the using individual three times as likely to have suicidal thoughts as compared to peers who do not smoke marijuana, as well as can create an increased risk of developing schizophrenia in later teen years. The risk for developing serious mental health problems, such as psychosis, schizophrenia, anxiety and depression is 2 to 5 times greater for individuals who start using marijuana before the age of 16 years. In all, continued exposure and use of marijuana among adolescents and young adults generates effects that are often times life-long.…
HOOK Stephanie Watson, a freelance writer and editor with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass COmmunications, suggests that “Smoking marijuana [can] change the way the brain and [the] economy works.” The human brain can be effected in a good way and a bad way from marijuana. There are long term effects and short term effect that this drug brings. Some long terms effects permanently damage the brain while other short term effects can damage the brain as easily.…
Typically, it is smoked or mixed with food. The article states that constant use of cannabis can damage the brain and lungs. Children that are born to mothers that consumed cannabis when pregnant face poor memory and a low level of attentiveness. Even young people that use cannabis often lose interest in school and drop out. Many of the strong supporters of legalization believe that the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, helps with pain associated with AIDS, cancer, and other diseases.…
Newspaper Source. Web. 10 June 2016. Lynne Terry, a health reporter at the Oregonian daily newspaper in Portland, writes that, marijuana is one the most frequently availed psychoactive substances used in societies at large, principally among youths; which has thereby resulted in several health problems, many of which are deterioration in the cognitive process of behavior, including: memory loss, lack of attention, and inability to make decisions and control emotions.…
Short-term effects of marijuana include temporary memory loss, lack of coordination, altered perception of time, changes in mood, difficulties thinking or problem solving, increased appetite, drowsiness, dry mouth, red eyes, pain relief, relaxation, euphoria and uncontrollable laughter. If the user is inexperienced or has a low tolerance and used to high of a dose they may feel anxiety, fear, panic, hallucinations, delusions, and a loss of the sense of personal identity. Long-term effects may include breathing problems (if used by the smoking method) (National Institute on Drug…
The things that weed does to you is that you have trouble thinking or remembering, your eyes turn red, your mouth gets dry, you eat more, fast heart rate and slowed coordination. The marijuana use damages the brain of teens because our brains are still developing and growing. The situation of marijuana obsession does exist, studies show some long-term daily users seek treatment to quit, but they keep smoking marijuana, despite its effects in many ways , they also talk about effects like relationship and family problems, low energy and self-esteem memory problems, and low life-satisfaction. Marijuana can also lead to other addictions¸ especially in people who start smoking at a young age.…
Marijuana has many qualities which help with the boosting of the brain. It also combats oxidative stress, protecting your cells, tissues, and DNA from damage. (Delilah Butterfield,…
But you forget what was the big picture what you where real thinking. Marijuana along with other kinds of drugs has it on effect weather it be over the counter drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or a prescribe drugs will have an impact in your heath weather it be good or bad. In the book “Marijuana” written by Andrea C. Nakaya, a BA in English…
Does cannabis affect one’s susceptibility to false memories? The authors are using the correlation method to answer this question because it tests the relationship between cannabis use and false memory. I feel that this is method is the correct choice because it limits the elements that are being compared in contrast to the descriptive method or the experimental method. Also, this method allows for the creation of specific groups in order to provide for equal comparisons of the dependent variable.…
The most commonly reported problem associated with the early onset use of marijuana, is verbal memory deficits. These deficits can last up to six weeks after an individual stops using marijuana (Schweinsburg et al., 2008). The researchers conducting this study were trying to prove a connection between learning inefficiencies, and the memory deficits due to early onset marijuana use. The researchers believe that the verbal memory deficits are due to learning inefficiencies brought on by early onset marijuana use. Marijuana is believed to disrupt the neuronal firing and long-term potentiation processes which are required for learning and memory (Hampson & Deadwyler, 2000).…
There is much for you to learn about the complicated world of medicine, so please hold on tight. First things first let me spit you some facts. Medical marijuana has no known severe side effects unlike it’s competition prescription drugs. “Prescription drugs have been reported to cause side-effects such as liver spots and severe…
The use of marijuana impacts the health and well-being of the users in a negative way. There are both physical, mental short term and long term effects to the use of marijuana. Some short term effects of marijuana alter the senses of the users, changes their mood, causes difficulty with thinking and problem solving ("Health risks of marijuana use"). There are also many physical short term effects, some of them include heart attack, and stroke ("Health risks of marijuana use").…
I. Thesis: Marijuana should be legal for both medical and recreational use in the United States because its benefits outweigh the drawbacks, it is natural and non-addictive, and it isn’t as harmful as products we commonly use. II. The benefits of using marijuana outweigh the drawbacks greatly. A. Used for pain relief, eating disorders, insomnia, and anxiety.…
If he or she are students face problem in learning lessons and analyze it. Marijuana can effect on behavior and make the person do things that he or she does not aware from it. The most important effect of marijuana it’s on pregnant women. “Research shows that the use of marijuana in the teen years increases the severity of schizophrenia and lowers the age of its onset for those susceptible to it." Marijuana it’s very dangerous for the people it can…
Pot also affects how one drives. Most people think that it is okay to smoke marijuana and drive, but they are wrong. After one smokes weed, they loose focus on whatever they are doing, and everything becomes a joke to them. Other negative side effects of smoking marijuana include, problems with memory and learning, distorted perception, difficulty with thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, increased heart rate, anxiety, and paranoia and panic attacks. More over, marijuana has been known to suppress nausea, relieve eye pressure, decrease muscle spasms, stimulate appetite, stop convulsions and eliminate menstrual pain.…