What are the after affects of Marijuana? ?

Question

ps: im not planning on taking majijuana WHAT SO EVER!

im doing an asignment!

Answer 1

Short term: -lethargy, sleepiness, hunger

Answer 2

Munchies...

Answer 3

bad trip = death

Answer 4

this information is everything you'll need:

Although legalization activists and many marijuana users believe smoking pot has no negative effects, scientific research indicates that marijuana use can cause many different health problems.

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. When smoked, it begins to effect users almost immediately and can last for one to three hours. When it is eaten in food, such as baked in brownies and cookies, the effects take longer to begin, but usually last longer.

Short-Term Effects

The short-term effects of marijuana include:

Distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch)

Problems with memory and learning

Loss of coordination

Trouble with thinking and problem-solving

Increased heart rate, reduced blood pressure

Sometimes marijuana use can also produce anxiety, fear, distrust, or panic.

Effects on the Brain

The active ingredient in marijuana, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, acts on cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors, but other areas of the brain have few or none at all. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement.

When high doses of marijuana are used, usually when eaten in food rather than smoked, users can experience the following symptoms:

Hallucinations

Delusions

Impaired memory

Disorientation

Effects on the Heart

Within a few minutes after smoking marijuana, the heart begins beating more rapidly and the blood pressure drops. Marijuana can cause the heart beat to increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute, and can increase even more if other drugs are used at the same time.

Because of the lower blood pressure and higher heart rate, researchers found that users' risk for a heart attack is four times higher within the first hour after smoking marijuana.

Effects on the Lungs

Smoking marijuana, even infrequently, can cause burning and stinging of the mouth and throat, and cause heavy coughing. Scientists have found that regular marijuana smokers can experience the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers do, including:

Daily cough and phlegm production

More frequent acute chest illnesses

Increased risk of lung infections

Obstructed airways

Marijuana contains more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke and because marijuana smokers usually inhale deeper and hold the smoke in their lungs longer than tobacco smokers, their lungs are exposed to those carcinogenic properties longer.

One study found that marijuana smokers were three times more likely to develop cancer of the head or neck than non-smokers. Many researchers believe than smoking marijuana is overall more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco.

Other Health Effects

Research indicates that THC impairs the body's immune system from fighting disease, which can cause a wide variety of health problems. One study found that marijuana actually inhibited the disease-preventing actions of key immune cells. Another study found that THC increased the risk of developing bacterial infections and tumors.

Effects of Exposure During Pregnancy

Several studies have found that children born to mothers who used marijuana during pregnancy exhibit some problems with neurological development. According to those studies, prenatal marijuana exposure can cause:

Altered responses to visual stimuli

Increased tremulousness

Problems with sustained attention and memory

Poor problem-solving skills

Answer 5

schizophrenia.  don't do it.  

Answer 6

after affects  or LONG TERM ISSUES CAUSED BY MARIJUANA USE ?

asking here will get you two main ways of thinking ...

That Marijuana is a perfectly harmless drug that makes you feel good and have the munchies and giggle fits and deep and meaningful conversations about absolutely nothing ...

and those that are absolutely and totally against it's use....

like so many things .. It has it's benefits and downfalls .. for a person suffering from terminal cancer it can help them  with their pain management. (infact Heroin is a much better pain controlling substance but was made illegal by the world health organisation in the 1950's due to so much substance abuse and the drug's adictivity)

long term affects are far more important than the short term .. Think long and hard before you take a step down that path...

Answer 7

feel tired

relaxed :D

hungry

Answer 8

There are a number of effects.

Social Health

•Lose contact with friends

•Feel isolated which leads onto problems

with school, money, friends, work and

life in general

•Not have enough money for other activities

•Being stoned effects the way someone

communicates, for the worse.

•Parents, partners or friends of heavy

cannabis users may hassle them about

their use, causing arguments and conflict.

Emotional and Mental Health

•Some people do illegal things for more

money for dope

•Attention and memory may be affected

•Depression  

•Have a low motivation

Physical Health

•If a pregnant woman has cannabis she may:

   oHave a child of low birth weight

   oIncreased risk of a premature birth

   oIncreased risk of some birth defects

•When smoking marijuana:

   oCancers of the mouth throat and lung  

   oChronic bronchitis

•Addiction

•There can be some withdrawal symptoms if an addicted person goes without cannabis such as sleeping problems, irritability, feeling anxious, loss of appetite and having an upset stomach.

•Sometimes (very rarely) even death

EDIT: 2 things

1.  Rumple S, yes I am a Christian but that doesn't mean anything and read this:

"This type of death is extremely rare," Professor John Henry, a toxicologist at Imperial College, London, said after the inquest at Haverfordwest, west Wales. "I have not seen anything like this before. It corrects the argument that cannabis cannot kill anybody.

Also: Cannabis is responsible for 2.02% of drug deaths in Australia alone.

I am not a lier or a idiot.  I am a she not a 'he'.

2. Good luck on your assignment!

Answer 9

after? there are no side effects. The only thing is you can test positive for thc for up to a month. But marijuana has no side effects after the high is over.

Now once you get high, the side effects can be, dizziness, munchies and an overwhelming since of calmness. enjoy.

Answer 10

from someone who has smoked cannabis for more than 10 years...

-dry lips

-lack of concentration

-relaxed feeling

-sleepy

-hungry

-itchy eyes or irritated eyes

-increased sense humor.

-short term memory loss.

-coughing

-possible vomiting

-possible pass out

-increased amount philosophical ideas

-you care less

-increased usage of the word ''dude'' and ''man''

-strong attraction to shiny things

ignore the idiot that said you can die from smoking it.

NO ONE HAS EVER DIED FROM SMOKING WEED.

he is probably a christian and a lier.

Answer 11

kills your brain cells

Answer 12

THC in your system