The Consequences Of Marijuana

Decent Essays
The consumption of recreational drugs and alcohol , is a widespread epidemic affecting several human body systems . There are many risk when taking either substance alone , but the use of both together can be a fatal combination. Along with risk , there are also consequences for taking these substances , consequences not only affecting the user but those around them .

The narcotic , marijuana , or commonly known as ‘weed’, is a plant , many use for several different purposes. Marijana gives the sensation of feeling relaxed , this ability is due to the drug's interaction with our brain and its neurons . Neurons are the cells in our brain that helps us to understand , marijuana gives off a chemical called THC , which “tell” these neurons

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Throughout adolescence and going into young adulthood, a profound amount of development occurs within the human brain. The brain of adolescent and young adults has a lot of developing to do, transforming from the brain of a child into the brain of an adult. Research has shown that the brain continues to mature and develop until approximately the age of 25 years. Marijuana use among adolescents and young adults has the potential to greatly affect this crucial process. As the rate of marijuana use among teens rises, so has the potency of marijuana, making it crucial to raise awareness and educate individuals as to the effects that marijuana can have on the growing adolescent brain.…

    • 529 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Medical and therapeutic properties of marijuana have been the subject of numerous studies for several years now, many of whom have demonstrated their positive effect in treating diseases such as cancer, psychological syndromes such as autism, preventive measures against diabetes or mental ailments such as anxiety. You can find facts about marijuana and mental and psychological effects by many open source journals. Several scientific journals, books and other publications, try a variety of issues on the effects of the plant, as its physiological effects on the lungs, the brain and the immune system, sexual organs, hormones, etc. in addition to its psychological effects as its addictive properties and effects on emotions and personality. There…

    • 855 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    23 Apr. 2015. The University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute’s Factsheet What is Cannabis? makes science-based information about the cannabis sativa plant available for the public. The Factsheet informs the reader about the composition of cannabis and how it is produced into its three most common forms: marijuana, hashish and hash oil, as well as the drugs long term and short term effects. The Factsheet also uses information from the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health giving the reader not only a good idea of how many people in the united states use a form of cannabis regularly, but also the average ages of when these people first started to use the drug. The factsheet also mentions concerns “...about the link between cannabis use and…

    • 1155 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A report by CDC shows that death toll from alcohol use is 88,000 a year in the U. S (Graham 3). On the other hand, there had been no records of death resulting from marijuana use until in 2014 when a research identified only two cases. This is the very reason why pro-marijuana legalization remain optimistic about the drug despite bitter protests by others (Chaloupka & Laixuthai 253-276). In addition, those under the influence of marijuana are less likely to cause traffic accidents. This reasoning gets support from a laboratory finding that those under the influence of THC which is the proactive element found in the drug are able to make proper judgments on just how much their vision is impaired compared to alcohol users (Bédard, Dubois, & Weaver 6-11).…

    • 949 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Pros And Cons Of Opioids

    • 1695 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Marijuana has several street names such as: hash, pot, weed, or even known as blunts. This drug has a short and long-term health effect to enhance an individuals’ sensory perception, euphoria, relaxation, appetite, pain reliever, glaucoma, and terminal ill cancer patients. On the reverse side, it may cause balance and coordination issues, and when interacting with alcohol it alters the perception of time, induce the heart rate, increase a person’s blood pressure. Besides other health problems may arise pertaining to learning and memory deficiency issues, hallucination, anxiety, panic attacks, and psychosis. Therefore, long-term issue may include mental health, chronic cough, and respiratory issues.…

    • 1695 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Many cancer patients are prescribed or simply they themselves treat their symptoms with marijuana. In the article “Why Not Pot?” the author points out how cannabis was banned in the US do to propaganda of “Reefer Madness” and a movie “Tell Your Children” proclaiming “the potential for pot-induced manslaughter, suicide, hallucinations, and ‘the ultimate end of the marijuana addict: hopeless insanity!’,” but what are the real risk of marijuanna use. Despite many claims that marijuana is not addictive, the authors Kai MacDonald and Katherine Pappas, point out that there is scientific evidence on the addictive properties and withdraw symptoms with the long term use of the drug. A concern with marijuana use is the age the user begins to smoke/ingest the substance.…

    • 556 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Cannabis Sativahas Essay

    • 834 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Cannabis Sativahas, also known as "marijuana," "weed," "reefer," or "Mary Jane" is the most used drug in US. The drug is so popular that 40% of Americans admit that they have tried it at least once. This is because of one of the 400 chemicals found in weed, which are also known as cannabinoids, called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol AKA THC. This chemical is responsible for the psychoactive effects it has the human mind. It accomplishes this by activating the cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2.…

    • 834 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Most countries have passed laws to ban marijuana but marijuana legalization has been enacted in some countries across the world as Canada will do. Although today, critics insist that marijuana can cause addiction, overdose, and others problems, many people support that legalizing cannabis can bring about positive effects for people who want to feel relaxed with marijuana instead of hard drugs like heroin and on education to a teenager. Also, marijuana legalization can make people more access to a lower price of marijuana. Some People said that marijuana legalization could cause serious problems. For example, Rothstein (Sep 9, 2016) claims “The heroin epidemic was caused by the legalization of marijuana.”…

    • 598 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    This journal article was written by four contributors and it is supposed to shed light on the risks that can come with the cannabis legalization regarding the parents' neglect and cannabis exposure to children. In the first paragraph, the authors explain how dangerous it is for children to get exposed to cannabis. It also reminds of the fact that it has already been proposed or even legalized in a number of states while there has not been enough attention given to the consequences on the high availability of cannabis, connected with the risk of the potential exposure to a child. The “Case Report” paragraph provides us with an example of one and half year old child and its cannabis ingestion case because of the caretaker’s neglect.…

    • 288 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Marijuana has some physical effects on the body that can be good. One of the good physical effects it has is appetite. When cannabis is used it creates increased appetite which is good for those who have problems eating. Another main positive effect of marijuana is chronic pain release. Marijuana has certain elements that have been proven by research studies that it has a type of pain reliever not found in other types of traditional medicines.…

    • 170 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Authorities, especially policy makers do need to re-think the classification of drugs. It does not make much sense that a drug that has been proven to have some medical benefits, is legal in most states in certain context should be regarded as more dangerous than methamphetamine. Furthermore, according to our text marijuana was improperly regarded as a narcotic without much regard to its pharmacological and psychological properties and its has significant psychological difference than methamphetamine. Although, I believe society should be careful in its consumption of any legal drug, marijuana and alcohol alike, there is a strong case for de-classification of…

    • 252 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Life experience has provided enough insight to acknowledge the fact that marijuana addiction is a serious problem that our society needs to take attention towards for action and improvement. According the Miller ET (al). (1989), “The definition of marijuana (Cannabis) dependence (addiction) contains three critical elements, which are (a) preoccupation with the acquisition of marijuana, (b) compulsive use of marijuana, (c) relapse to or recurrent use of the marijuana” (p. 183).When someone is addicted to marijuana they may put marijuana before other life priorities, and therefore face many consequences in the process.…

    • 1044 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Legalize Marijuana One of the greatest debates across this country right now is the topic of whether or not marijuana should be legalized. Marijuana is currently legal in some forms in 23 different states. The majority of those states have legalized marijuana strictly for medicinal reasons, while in only four of those states is recreational use of marijuana legal. Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is commonly perceived as unattractive and useless to most Americans. They see it as addictive and a gate-way drug.…

    • 2387 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    To date, the topic of Legalizing Marijuana has been an ongoing issue in society for a long time. However, people still do not know whether marijuana is good for the health or if it simply causes negative effects to the human body. Some believe that using Marijuana will embed side effects to people having red, blurry and bloodshot eyes, slow reaction time, addiction and a lot more. While because of its therapeutic nature, marijuana has on the other hand, been perceived to be beneficial to the treatment of several conditions including: cancer, stimulation of appetite, glaucoma, epilepsy to stop convulsions, and multiple sclerosis to decrease muscle spasms. All of these factors contribute the issue of whether or not the legalization of marijuana…

    • 1050 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Drug and alcohol abuse has been an ongoing issue for individuals and is considered a social problem in our world today. Drug abuse is considered a social problem because although it affects the abuser in many negative ways it also flows out into society. Stimulants, Depressants and hallucinogens are types of drugs that come in different forms, such as, cocaine, tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, and LSD. Furthermore, each form can have different methods of use, immediate effects and potential long term effects. The National Institute on Drug Abuse discusses the costs and affects that drug abuse places on not only the abuser but society.…

    • 776 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays