The document summarizes the effects of marijuana on the human mind and body. It states that marijuana can impair short-term memory, alter time perception, and reduce the ability to concentrate or coordinate movements. It also mentions increased heart rate and risk of heart attack, as well as potential mental addiction and withdrawal symptoms when use is stopped. The document lists some slang terms for marijuana and notes myths about the drug being harmless or less dangerous than cigarettes. It outlines short term effects like impaired movement and long term impacts like respiratory problems. Finally, it mentions some potential medical uses of marijuana.

1. The effects it has on the human mind and body. In the family of: Distortion of reality

2. How the drug affects you: Impairs or reduce short-term memory Alter sense of time Reduce ability to do things which require concentration, swift reactions, and coordination, such as driving a car or operating machinery. Marijuana impairs a user’s judgment Shortened attention span and distractibility. Anxiety and panic attacks (fear of losing control) Increased heart rate and risk of heart attack Increased risk of schizophrenia in vulnerable individuals. Problems with memory and learning Lowered motivation.

3. Mental addiction Withdrawal symptoms from stopping drug use (in a chronic user). Irritability, sleeplessness, impaired appetite, aggression.

4. Slang terms Grass Pot Dank Bud Mary Jane Dope Indo Hydro Ganga M.J. Cannabis tea Joint Blunt

5. Ways to smoke marijuana

6. Myths: Marijuana is harmless Marijuana is not as bad as cigarettes. Driving while high is safer then driving drunk I can smoke pot and still get straight A’s Marijuana is not addictive

7. Dangers of Marijuana on body: Contains more than four hundred dangerous chemicals. THC changes how the brain works. Harmful to the lungs because users often inhale the unfiltered smoke deeply and hold it in their lungs as long as possible. Therefore, the smoke is in contact with lung tissues for long periods of time, which irritates the lungs and damages the way they work. Marijuana smoke contains some of the same ingredients in tobacco smoke that can cause emphysema and cancer.

8. Similar drugs: Hash Hash oil Kief Resin

9. Short term effects of Marijuana: Dizzy and trouble walking Silly and giggly for no reason Very red, bloodshot eyes Hard time remembering things that just happened. “Munchies”: Really hungry It can cause chest pain in people who have a poor blood supply to the heart.

10. Long term effects of Marijuana Young people who smoke marijuana heavily over long periods of time can become dull, slow moving, and inattentive Respiratory problems Effects immune system

11. Medical use: In the treatment of cancer to reduce the nausea caused by chemotherapy For aids wasting syndrome To relieve muscle spasms and tremors in people with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries To treat glaucoma by reducing intraocular pressure To treat chronic pain.

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