Dr. Herbert Kleber, Psychiartist, Ny State Psychiatric Institute, says that marijuana in an inhibitor of good feelings to the psychiatric mind. It creates a tingly and cloudy sensation. Kleber ends with most simple of remarks, “people smoke weed because it feels good.”(Taboo Television show, 05/03/2011) Also future side effects can be real sever sometimes, such as schizophrenia. Alcohol also alters the consumer, but in far different ways than marijuana. Alcohol when consumed is metabolized by the liver, when fully consumed and digested the users feels disorientated.
Your perception can be distorted, impaired coordination, you’re learning ability can be disrupted and you can have a difficulty of thinking. Using marijuana can pose a problem in your everyday life. Example heavy marijuana smokers have less satisfaction in life, poor mental health, less academic success and can cause serious relationship issues (DrugAbuse.gov 1 of 5). Marijuana use by teenagers has a higher percent chance dropping out of high school. Marijuana use in general has a higher risk of car accidents, losing jobs and not being on time for work.
Because heroin suppresses the central nervous system, the user experiences "cloudy" mental function. Users will begin to breathe at a slower rate and their breathing can reach a point of respiratory failure. Long-Term Effects Repeated and chronic heroin users who fail to use sterile technique or share equipment will begin to experience the long-term effects of such practices: * Infection of the heart lining and valves, normally due to lack of sterile technique. * Liver disease - approximately 70-80% of new hepatitis C infections in the U.S. each year are the result of injection drug use, and even sharing snorting straws has been linked to hepatitis
However, he barely touches on the fact of marijuana alone. He speaks of the concern that marijuana impairs memory, concentration, and attention span during intoxication. Intoxication of marijuana usually lasts from 3 to 5 hours then your body returns to its normal functioning state. But when you look at someone under the influence of alcohol the dangers to themselves and others becomes much more likely. In essence, Bennett ignorantly groups marijuana in with harder drugs, just as legislation has for the majority of a century, without considering the differences between marijuana and other drugs or the benefits that can result from marijuana
Professor Evins warned that smoking marijuana overstimulates naturally occurring cannabinoid receptors in the brain, which are located in high-density areas that influence memory, thinking, concentration, movement, coordination and sensory and time perception. These changes have side effects associated with addiction and to withdrawal symptoms when the drug stops being used. In addition to the side effects of prolonged use of Marijuana, it was discussed how the legality of the drug will make it easier for young children to get access to the drug. Young children are the most to lose if exposed
In a recent study, 11% of high school students say they have experimented with the drug commonly known as “Spice”, or “K2” (Gupta). What was supposed to be a legal alternative to marijuana, turned into something more dangerous. Synthetic weed is one hundred times more potent than natural marijuana (Camp, RN). Like natural marijuana, spice affects the brain by creating euphoric and psychoactive effects. Unlike natural marijuana, spice is sprayed with chemicals that can be toxic to the human body.
Your skin loses oxygen and minerals, which can cause premature aging. Nicotine also causes your skin, teeth and fingernails to turn yellow. Also, the opposing side may also say that smoking cigarettes relieves stress, but for those who are teenagers smoking cigarettes it causes a lot of depression. They are 15 more times likely than non smokers to get panic attacks. The nicotine constricts the blood vessels which prevents breathing, anxiety attacks are more
A few of these chemicals are cadium, a highly poisonous metal that is also used to make batteries, formaldehyde which is used to preserve dead bodies, and lead which is a highly toxic metal. Some studies say that the nicotine in cigarettes is as addictive as cocaine and heroin, which leads to the theory of why it is so hard for addicts to stop. With all these deadly chemicals, why would someone even think of smoking cigarettes? These 4,000 deadly chemicals are more than enough evidence to make cigarettes illegal in Canada. Cigarettes are bad for anyone who smokes them.
Certain Hindu sects in India used marijuana for religious purposes and stress relief. However, doctors did believe that consumption of marijuana in excess caused impotence, blindness and “seeing devils”. In modern times hemp is used for a wide variety of purposes including cordage of varying tensile strength, clothing, nutritional products and various industrial purposes. Making marijuana illegal in North America has helped create many street gangs who profit from the sale of a plant that is less harmless than alcohol and less addictive than coffee. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the benefit of legalization of marijuana from financial and social aspects, and also from its benefits in providing relief to many patients across the world.
It has been studied that marijuana is addictive, a “gateway drug”; leads to harder drug use, interferes with fertility, impairs driving ability, and injures the lungs, immune system, and brain (medicalmarijuana.procon.org). Marijuana is well known to be able to induce anxiety disorders, including panic attacks. More rarely, when used by the wrong individuals, it may serve as a trigger for psychotic states, including