effects of marijuana
...0 B.C. in Central Asia and China as a folk medicine, at about 1900A.D. it started to be used as a pleasure giving drug. By the 1970’s marijuana was used among students, becoming and after school thing to do. Many users report increased appetite, heightened sensory awareness and pleasure in the beginning. Negative affects include mood changes, confusion, acute panic reactions, anxiety attacks, fear, and a sense of helplessness and loss of control. Chronic marijuana users are said to develop a “motivational syndrome” characterized by passivity, decreased motivation and preoccupation with drug taking. Like alcohol intoxication, marijuana intoxication impairs reading comprehension, memory, speech, problem-solving ability and reaction time, lung hart and brain damage can occur. The effects of long term use are unknown. Marijuana contains over 400 chemicals, 60 of which are unique to the marijuana plant. When lit, causes an additional 1,600 chemicals to be formed. As a Marijuana smoker inhales, these chemicals invade every cell of the user’s body. Since the body gets rid of its wastes through a water system using urine, feces, sweat and blood, THC cannot escape. It stays trapped in the body. In chronic, heavy users, the drug can be detected in the system weeks after they have stopped using marijuana. In addition, THC finds its resting place in fatty parts of the body. The most sensitive and critical areas are the brain, lungs, liver and reproductive system. Pot, like most other drugs can wear down the motivation of users, goals a...