Marijuana refers to the dried flowers of the cannabis plant and hs many different street names including, Mary Jane, Weed, Reefer, Devil’s Lettuce, Sticky Icky, Chronic, Ganja, and many more . It contains the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It is the most common drug in the United States and more and more young people are starting to use it. Middle and high school students are believing that this drug is becoming less risky to use, but the risk is still there. Marijuana could potentially ruin your life and here’s why. Using marijuana whether you are smoking it, vaping it, or taking it as an edible has many physical and mental risks (some short term and some long term), can ruin your schooling, cause addiction, become a gateway
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There are already natural THC like chemicals in your brain, and the “high” you get from smoking marijuana is due to a certain part in your brain with the most of these THC like chemicals getting overstimulated. The short term effects you feel include, altered senses, slowed sense of time, changed mood, impaired body movement, challenged problem solving, and impaired memory. When you take an edible the effects are noticeably different, it takes 30 minutes to an hour for the THC to take effect (instead of the almost immediate feeling when smoked), and it affects your body a lot more than your brain. Long term effects of marijuana primarily occur in your brain, but they do also occur physically. Long term marijuana use in adolescents can cause permanent cognitive impairment, which will impact your judgement and ability to learn. It can also worsen certain mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and even worsen symptoms of schizophrenia. On top of the effects marijuana will have on your brain the effects it can have on your body could be just as bad affecting your lungs, and (in a pregnant woman) the developing fetus. According to …show more content…
It is not a harmless drug as it has a lot of bad long term side effects for teenage users because it affects the brain that is still developing. Marijuana affects your mental/physical health, your chances of finishing high school, and your chances of landing a job. All the while it increases your chances of worsening certain mental illnesses, your chances of landing in jail, your chances of moving onto harder drugs, and your chances of becoming completely addicted. Even if you are just trying marijuana for the first time, that is all it takes to get hooked, and an addiction to marijuana can overtake your life. So before you decide whether or not to use marijuana think to yourself, is it really worth
There are already natural THC like chemicals in your brain, and the “high” you get from smoking marijuana is due to a certain part in your brain with the most of these THC like chemicals getting overstimulated. The short term effects you feel include, altered senses, slowed sense of time, changed mood, impaired body movement, challenged problem solving, and impaired memory. When you take an edible the effects are noticeably different, it takes 30 minutes to an hour for the THC to take effect (instead of the almost immediate feeling when smoked), and it affects your body a lot more than your brain. Long term effects of marijuana primarily occur in your brain, but they do also occur physically. Long term marijuana use in adolescents can cause permanent cognitive impairment, which will impact your judgement and ability to learn. It can also worsen certain mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and even worsen symptoms of schizophrenia. On top of the effects marijuana will have on your brain the effects it can have on your body could be just as bad affecting your lungs, and (in a pregnant woman) the developing fetus. According to …show more content…
It is not a harmless drug as it has a lot of bad long term side effects for teenage users because it affects the brain that is still developing. Marijuana affects your mental/physical health, your chances of finishing high school, and your chances of landing a job. All the while it increases your chances of worsening certain mental illnesses, your chances of landing in jail, your chances of moving onto harder drugs, and your chances of becoming completely addicted. Even if you are just trying marijuana for the first time, that is all it takes to get hooked, and an addiction to marijuana can overtake your life. So before you decide whether or not to use marijuana think to yourself, is it really worth