Losing Money
When a dependence is built on marijuana the user will use whatever is left of their money to obtain the drug. They may even go into their own saving such as for college to get the money. Users could also be in debt to dealers and can put them in danger with those kind of people. They might even have to trade valuable possesions in order to pay off these debts.
Getting Money
Sometimes when an addict doesn't have enough money for the drug they will steal it from other people. These people could be friends, relatives, and even people they don't know. Addicts might even sell possesions to earn money to buy marijuana.
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Social Effects
Effects on the Family
When a person becomes dependent on marijuana, they become isolated from their family. The users family may be "enabling" him or her to continue their drug abuse by avoiding the fear, anger, suspicion, or guilt that they might feel about the dependence of the family member. Instead of seeking health, they might make excuses, change family plans, and take over some of the user's responsibilities. They also may keep the user away from the consequences of their dependence. Dependence on any drug is a "family disease".
Effects on Others
When someone is dependent on marijuana or any other kind of drug it becomes their number 1 priority. A user might exclude friends that don't go along with their drug use and may also cancel plans with others to use the drug. Overtime, the user can lose many friends and also the respect he or she had before the drug use. The user would then start making new friends that also do drugs then making it harder for the user to quit.
Effects on School
Any time a drug is used frequently during a time of rapid growth is a health concern. Marijuana affects reasoning, judgement, and the opportunity to learn. Some of the effects of marijuana that affect school are low energy, lack of ambition, lack of intrest in school activities, short term memory, and a lower achievement level.
When a person becomes dependent on marijuana, they become isolated from their family. The users family may be "enabling" him or her to continue their drug abuse by avoiding the fear, anger, suspicion, or guilt that they might feel about the dependence of the family member. Instead of seeking health, they might make excuses, change family plans, and take over some of the user's responsibilities. They also may keep the user away from the consequences of their dependence. Dependence on any drug is a "family disease".
Effects on Others
When someone is dependent on marijuana or any other kind of drug it becomes their number 1 priority. A user might exclude friends that don't go along with their drug use and may also cancel plans with others to use the drug. Overtime, the user can lose many friends and also the respect he or she had before the drug use. The user would then start making new friends that also do drugs then making it harder for the user to quit.
Effects on School
Any time a drug is used frequently during a time of rapid growth is a health concern. Marijuana affects reasoning, judgement, and the opportunity to learn. Some of the effects of marijuana that affect school are low energy, lack of ambition, lack of intrest in school activities, short term memory, and a lower achievement level.
Effects on the body and mind
Effects on the Mind
The drug marijuana mostly is used for its effects on the mind. The main ingredient in marijuana, 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 consumed, hallucinations, delusions, impaired memory, and disorientation are some of the symptoms that can occur.
Effects on the Body
There are also physical effects from marijuana. 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. Since there is a higher heart rate with a lower blood pressure, it proven that the users' risk of a heart attack is 4 times higher within the first hour of smoking marijuana. The ingredient THC also impairs the body's immune system which can cause a variety of health problems.
The drug marijuana mostly is used for its effects on the mind. The main ingredient in marijuana, 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 consumed, hallucinations, delusions, impaired memory, and disorientation are some of the symptoms that can occur.
Effects on the Body
There are also physical effects from marijuana. 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. Since there is a higher heart rate with a lower blood pressure, it proven that the users' risk of a heart attack is 4 times higher within the first hour of smoking marijuana. The ingredient THC also impairs the body's immune system which can cause a variety of health problems.
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