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Marijuana
(Pot, Weed, Hemp)
A drug derived from the dried flowers and leaves of
the hemp plant. It can be rolled into a joint and smoked, smoked
using a pipe or burned and inhaled from a bong. "Blunts" are cigars
filled with marijuana and possibly other drugs such as cocaine.
It can also be added to cookies, brownies or tea in order to ingest
the drug. THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is the active ingredient
in marijuana absorbed by the body. Marijuana is the 3rd most commonly
used drug by teens, listed just after alcohol and tobacco.
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Possible Negatives: |
- A feeling of euphoria, relaxation, and an increased appetite
- Used by cancer patients to decrease pain and nausea after
chemotherapy.
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- A lack of motivation due to the drugs affect on the brain
- Blood shot eyes
- Dry mouth
- Paranoia
- Impaired reflexes
- Memory loss
- Difficulty thinking
- Difficulty problem-solving
- Loss of coordination
- Increased heart rate
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- A change in the way the brain functions: THC suppresses
neurons in the hippocampus, a portion of the brain involved
in learning, memory, integrating senses, emotions and motivations.
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Chronic coughing, phlegm and wheezing
- Chronic bronchitis
- Respiratory infections
- Frequent chest colds
- Lung tissue damage
- Decreased attention span
- Difficulty registering, processing and using information
- Difficulty shifting attention when needed
- Lower achievement in life
- Delinquent behavior
- Aggression
- Rebelliousness
- Poor relationships
- Lung cancer
- Speeding the aging process of the brain. Marijuana can
speed up the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain.
- Disruption of hormone production
- Reduced fertility
- A higher vulnerability to disease. Marijuana destroys
white blood cells, reducing the effectiveness of their immune
system by up to 40%. The weakened immune system leaves the
user vulnerable to many viral and bacterial infections,
some of which can be life threatening.
- Death due to lung cancer, respiratory infection or infection
due to a weakened immune system.
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Brownies here! Get your intestinal parasites from animal fecies here!
People who ingest marijuana are more likely to develop salmonellosis,
an intestinal disease caused by ingestion of hemp contaminated with
untreated animal manure. How pleasant is that!
Smoking marijuana is no less damaging than
smoking cigarettes...
- Smoking marijuana subjects you to 3 to 5
times more carbon monoxide than cigarettes
- Smoking 3 to 4 joints causes as much lung
damage as smoking a pack of cigarettes.
- Joints have no filter, so smoking a joint
allows 4 times more tar to coat your lungs, than smoking a cigarette.
- Smoke from a joint is usually inhaled more
deeply and held in the lungs longer, allowing more time for the
drug to damage your lungs with every puff.
Marijuana is not processed
out of the body as efficiently as other drugs. It's active
ingredient (THC) lingers in the body for 4 to 5 days, accumulating
in the reproductive organs and in the brain. So for almost a week
after using marijuana, you may experience...
- Difficulty concentrating
- Impaired reflexes
- Impaired depth perception
- Impaired sense of time
- Trouble sleeping
- Changes in personality
- An impaired ability to drive safely
Hanging out with friends who smoke marijuana...
- Can cause you to fail your athletic drug
test due to absorbed second hand smoke!
- Will increase your own risk of developing
a marijuana habit.
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