Usually within two to three hours the effects will die down and the user will feel sleepy. There are many ways that marijuana can harm the body, both short term and long term. The effect that marijuana can have on the brain and central nervous system are very serious. Marijuana can decrease the amount of blood pumped into the brain which causes short term memory loss. Smoking marijuana reduces the strength and speed of communications between the mind and body.
Chronic pain 1. provides an analgesic quality IV. Medical marijuana is also harmful to our health as it is addictive A. Social problems B. Dependent to marijuana 1. individuals can't function without the drug 2. withdrawal V. Marijuana may fall in the wrong hands most likely to be the youth A. Abuse of marijuana as a medicinal treatment 1. youth abuse the use of marijuana 2. ignore the consequences B.
Smoking marijuana to reduce the side effects of AIDS compromises the immune system and puts AIDS patients at a significant risk for infections and respiratory problems. A current scientific study show that Marinol (oral THC), is effective in increasing appetite but is ineffective in increasing weight
It is well know that cigarettes are unhealthy for the smoker reducing the oxygen in the body. If a pregnant woman gets less oxygen every time she smokes a cigarette so does her fetus reducing blood flow and nutrition to the placenta. Also the fetus metabolise the agents contained in the tobacco which can causing cancer. (Siegler, R. Deloache, J. Eisenberg, N. 2006) The main effects that can compromise the health of the infant are retarded growth and low birth weight. Statistic shows that those babies born to heavy smoker average weight half a pound less than baby of non-smokers.
This is also the reason many marijuana users tend to be paranoid. www.grasscity.com Another short- term effect of marijuana is memory-loss marijuana effects the hippocampus which is the part of that converts information into short –term memory. There is a decrease in the activity of the nerve cells in brain. This results in the brains inability to register new information. The process is prolonged because the brain is too relaxed.
When they say that smoking dope causes severe psychosis the audience are immediately persuaded. Re-enactments are used about 2 to 3 times during the documentary. The re-enactments in ‘Messing with heads’ is when fingers and hands are shown fiddling with cannabis and when cannabis is being consumed. Including the re-enactments can lead to a negative outcome as young audiences who watch the documentary will be more knowledgeable about the use cannabis. The parents who watch this will be persuaded about the negative side-effects of smoking marijuana on young people because the re-enactments what it really is like to smoke
Another danger is that of misinformation, with the National Pain Foundation (2008) finding that the media confuses issues surrounding the addictive properties of painkilling drugs, leading to chronic under-treatment of pain. An aspect of media, advertisements, can be used to sell alcohol or cigarettes, whereby the media portrays people who drink to be sophisticated. Up to the 80’s, adverts also said that people that smoke were glamorous and successful. Chapman (1982) found that underage
Michael Wallman Professor Scott English Composition 008 February 10, 2013 Compare and Contrast Alcohol and Marijuana If you’re like most Americans, you have been led to believe that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug that has destroyed the lives of millions of teens and adults. You have also been made to believe that marijuana causes lung cancer and is a “gateway” to harder drugs. People are also convinced that people who use marijuana are losers who sit on the couch all day doing nothing. To say that marijuana has been given a bad rap over the past few decades is an understatement. So, lets wipe the slate clean and start over.
Alcohol versus Marijuana By: Will Davis Alcohol versus marijuana; which one is worst? Both are a drug that is used significantly today. One causes violent crimes and even death, and the other doesn’t. There are health risks, and against the law to have. Why are the things the way it is now with alcohol and marijuana?
Marinol being a synthetic form of THC is not in its natural state so is has side effects; some of these side effects being jumpiness, headaches and fatigue. Doctors also worry about the potential for abuse in patients. Marijuana and synthetic marijuana is the most abused drug in the United States. According to the University of Michigan in 2011, over 35% of high school seniors admitted to using marijuana as a recreational drug. The fact that marijuana is considered a Schedule One drug also has negative effects on the use of medical marijuana.