More or less it’s been good and bad. I ask why hasn’t marijuana been legalized across the country only because America has accepted much worse. There are substances sold daily that are far more damaging to the people of United States and its communities. Alcohol and tobacco is a substance that can cause long-term and short-term damage to the body. Alcohol alone can cause “high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, digestive problems” as well as depression, anxiety, and more (Alcohol and Public Health, 2014).
Some of the possible effects that are thought to be caused by smoking marijuana are forgetfulness, and reduced concentration. Because smoking marijuana is thought to tilt the balance of chemicals in the brain, it is said to regulate mood, appetite, energy, and attention. It also reduces logical thinking and calculation skills, and can impair a persons ability to perform a complex task, like driving a car. The reason for concern about long-term risks is because marijuana causes a build up of THC metabolites, and they stay in the fatty tissue of the human body for three to five days, and weeks in heavy
Indeed, the criminalization of individuals who—often—are otherwise law-abiding citizens, can affect their relationships with family and friends, as well as their standings with employers and loaners (Ezard, 2001). This sense of alienation could, in turn, lead to elevated drug use as a means of escape, and even to premature death. Ezard (2001) contends that stigmatization creates a dangerous situation whereby individuals may decide not to contact emergency services should something happen, such as an overdose. Overdoses are almost entirely preventable, and are most often caused by using a drug of a much higher purity than accustomed to, or anticipated (Cox et al., as cited in Boyd, 2008). The fact that criminalization often forces sellers and users underground also means that there is little that can be done to inform consumers what doses are
1. List the effects of secondhand smoke inhalation in children and adults. Second hand smoke is a toxic that is as dangerous as actually smoking. It can pose a health threat to others especially for the non-smoking society. Conditions such as Heart Disease, Stroke, Lung Disease, Asthma and more.
Let’s take, for example, the drug OxyContin, lets’ examine what happened to this medication. Just like Marijuana, It was created to help people from pain, but turned out to be a menace to society. Prescriptions being altered, doctors giving excessive amounts of money, addicts breaking into pharmacies and hurting people. The legalization of marijuana will bring more criminal activity because of the lack of impaired judgment associated with the drug. An individual will have impaired judgment and altered decision making if found to be under the influence of
Bennett’s chapter against the legalization of drugs he speculates that the legalization of drugs would remove the criminal stigma that currently labels drug users. Bennett theorizes that a removal of this stigma would take with it the hesitation felt by the majority of people who see no positives in a life of crime. He is talking about every drug which one would agree that such a broad decriminalization would send our country into a downward spiral filled with addicted citizens barely able to function within society. The hard drugs that Bennett describes are in fact a danger to society such drugs like PCP, heroin or crack cocaine. However, he barely touches on the fact of marijuana alone.
It still contains nicotine and holds other dangerous chemicals, including 28 carcinogens (Mayo). An individual who chooses smokeless tobacco has to face the consequences that go with it. That person increases their chance of acquiring tooth decay, oral cancer, and heart disease ("Smokeless"). There is another constituent in chewing tobacco other than nicotine: sugar. When any product containing high quantities of sugar that is taken through mouth, there is always a risk of tooth decay.
Hypnosis and Smoking Cessation The act of smoking cigarette is not only a key preventable risk factor of diseases, but a significant cause of undue mortality. Smoking is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, vascular disease, cancer and death of smokers. A large percentage of people who engage in smoking habits are conscious of the risks that the habit poses their lives, and only a small number of current smokers are reluctant to stop the act; however, majority of smokers may not be successful in their attempt to cease smoking on their own. Although, hypnotherapy is a plausible option for smoking cessation, most research findings based on hypnotherapy as a way of ceasing to smoke, have been inconsistent on its randomization.
We Should Keep Drugs Illegal Imagine living in the United States as it increases in criminal acts, increases in the number of people who demonstrate health problems or negative mind altering behavior die to the intake of a substance, and on increase of an illegal drug? Some believe that legalization would be the best way to fight the drug problem. That it would reduce the disease, violence and crime associated with the use of illegal drugs. I think legalization is not the answer. By making drugs legal we are lowering the standards of our country.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Christopher Lanenga Kendra Tillis Mandy Duea Marna Nersesian Michael Eiden HCS 330 October 4, 2010 Sheela Hirao Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Although many have heard of the destruction smoking and nicotine can do, much only associate lung cancer with this deadly habit; however, a more common disease can develop. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the most frequent form of lung disease, which typically develops after long-term exposure to irritants that damage the lungs and the airways. COPD breaks down into two forms, which are chronic bronchitis, a long-term cough with mucous, and emphysema, defined as a destruction of the lungs over time. In the United States, approximately