Effects of Marijuana Addiction

[shinningstar]

I have a friend who was totally addicted of Marijuana. I saw the real effects of it before my friend was brought to rehabilitation. He suffered loss of memory, decrease in muscle strength, anxiety and more. Have you noticed the same effects too?

[aima123]

I was not able to try using a marijuana yet, but most of my friends fun of using it. And I notice that after using it they are more active at first but in a few hours they feel asleep.

[rick]

Some Effects of Marijuana
Short-term effects of using marijuana include:
• Sleepiness
• Difficulty keeping track of time, impaired or reduced short-term memory
• Reduced ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination, such as driving a car
• Increased heart rate
• Potential cardiac dangers for those with preexisting heart disease
• Bloodshot eyes
• Dry mouth and throat
• Decreased social inhibitions
• Paranoia, hallucinations
• Impaired or reduced short-term memory
• Impaired or reduced comprehension
• Altered motivation and cognition, making the acquisition of new information difficult
• Paranoia
• Psychological dependence
• Impairments in learning, memory, perception, and judgment - difficulty speaking, listening effectively, thinking, retaining knowledge, problem solving, and forming concepts
• Intense anxiety or panic attacks

[shinningstar]

Thank you for giving a specific answer capecod. Have you tried using marijuana?

[aima123]

Does a marijuana can also cause a cancer?

[Ricardo]

Does a marijuana can also cause a cancer?

I don't think it causes cancer. As a matter of fact, in some areas it is used medically and is legally provided for patients to help ease their discomfort.

I think some of these people may be cancer patients themselves.

[QuietLunatic]

Medically, it's used not only to ease discomfort but since marijuana is well known to cause "the munchies", it also helps cancer patients and AIDS patients gain a little weight by stimulating their desire to eat.

[shinningstar]

Does it mean marijuana helps to have a good appetite? I have a malnourish cousin in town. Maybe marijuana is the answer inoeder to gain weight.

[The Ogre]

Here's a nice side effect for guys. Pot seriously lowers testosterone levels. That's why it effects strength, reproduction abilities, and sexual function. I'm sure everyone knows someone who smokes pot and has a kid. Here's the thing, do you think they're going to tell how long they tried and why they had difficulties? Not many guys want to admit they have trouble "performing."

[mtajim]

I have seen people go very pale and weak , they dont want to eat ans always have headache,

[britjojo]

I don't think it causes cancer. As a matter of fact, in some areas it is used medically and is legally provided for patients to help ease their discomfort.

It doesn't cause cancer according to current thinking, however the most common method of delivery is smoked, with tobacco. In this form it is just as dangerous as smoking normal tobacco.

[mtajim]

Anything that is inhaled in form of smoke causes cancer, because smoke burn your lung and in turn creates a long term scar which turn into cancer.

[efhf]

im addicted cant sleep without it now thats the only side effect i have apart from short term memory loss now and again. its really not as bad as its put out to be

IT SHOULD BE LEGALIZED

[efhf]

Does it mean marijuana helps to have a good appetite? I have a malnourish cousin in town. Maybe marijuana is the answer inoeder to gain weight.

Not really im still quite skinny and i smoke it. if you smoke a hell of a lot of it maybe you will but i smoke a lot and i havint gained much weight at all

[jimberan]

Lots of people actually gain weight when the smoke weed due to the munchies. Many pot smokers get big craving for junk food when they are stoned.

[MHJ]

Probably the biggest side effect from marijuana use is that you may end up being one seriously lethargic individual and walking around mopey all day is probably not in anyone's best interest