Marijuana use causes side effects to be taken into account. He cannabis (scientific name for marijuana) is a psychoactive substance obtained from hemp and is commonly known as marijuana or hashish (when in resinous pills).
The state of euphoria raised by the marihuana is caused by a chemical: delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. The effects of marijuana depend on the subject, the place and the amount consumed. The THC concentration of marijuana varies greatly, as do its effects about users. In certain people, marijuana promotes a feeling of relaxation and happiness.
If the marihuana It is smoked, its effects are felt very quickly and last between two hours and four hours. If marijuana is eaten, its effects they suffer more slowly, and can last longer. Let's look at some short-term effects of marijuana: distraction, difficulty concentrating, slower reactions.
Some consumers they feel the following effects: severe anxiety, panic attack, fear and mistrust (paranoia).
These effects normally wear off within a few hours. Is dangerous driving or operating a machine after consuming marihuana, especially in combination with other drugs or medications, including alcohol.
Long-term effects
The abusive use of marihuana in the long term it can have serious side effects. Marijuana smoke contains chemicals that damage the lungs and can cause a chronic cough, infections pulmonary, and sometimes cancer.
People who smoke at the same time marihuana and tobacco can get lung, throat and head cancer at a younger age than people who only smoke tobacco.
The abusive use of marihuana when you are young, it can damage brain development, and especially the areas of the brain They control the ability to concentrate. Many long-term users report problems with concentration, abstract thinking, the memory short term.
Most of these problems they disappear after a few weeks, when consumption is stopped, but many others can remain. Excessive consumers of marihuana they may have mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Marijuana can cause schizophrenia in some people who have a family history of this disease.