Cannabis, the most widely used illegal drug in the world, appears to be herbal and innocent, enters the blood of the person and leaves countless damages, some temporary and some permanent, both in the human body and in the brain. Let’s take a closer look at the negative effects of using cannabis on human health and social life.
Although it has countless different names, cannabis is the dried flower, leaves, seed and branches of the cannabis plant, which is ultimately an illegal drug. Although it is legal to use in some countries, especially in the important states of the United States It is considered an illegal drug in much of the world. Although the fact that it is herbal gives it an innocent mask, what comes out when you remove the mask is really creepy.
The cultivation, sale and use of cannabis, which is also considered an illegal drug in our country, is a crime. Even setting aside the legal limits, what cannabis use does to the body and brain is truly troubling. Negative effects on human health and social life manifest themselves as permanent and temporary damages. Bride the harms of cannabis use in different areas Let’s take a closer look.
Harmful effects of marijuana use:
Addiction: The hardest habit to break
Marijuana addiction, called marijuana use disorder, occurs in 3 out of 10 people who use marijuana. 10% of cannabis users have this addiction. Those who use cannabis in early teens or adolescence are more likely to become addicted. Cannabis use, which first started with enthusiasm and curiosity, It turns into an addiction in a short time. and people are increasing the amount they use.
Brain health: Addicts live like a vegetative state
Marijuana directly on your brain memory, learning, attention, decision making, coordination, emotion and reaction affecting. Marijuana has a short-term negative effect on all of these parts of the brain in the first 24 hours. In long-term use, the negative effect on the same parts increases and the person develops permanent attention deficit, learning difficulties and memory loss over time.
Cancer: It doesn’t cure, it makes it worse
The biggest claim of countries that legalize cannabis use is the therapeutic effect of cannabis on cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, but scientific studies on the subject have shown that proves that the use of cannabis does not have any positive effect on cancer cells. On the contrary, it has an effect that increases the number of cancerous cells in lung and respiratory tract cancers and testicular cancers, just like cigarettes.
Driving: Increases accident risk by slowing reaction time
Even the most novice drivers know that your full attention should be on the road while driving, even if you are traveling at the lowest speed. So what does marijuana do? It slows your reaction time, covers your decision-making ability, it disrupts your coordination and disperses your perception. When you get behind the wheel like a plant, you can neither stop nor control the speed when you see a pedestrian, and as a result, even a small mistake causes a fatal accident. It is also illegal to drive under the influence of drugs, such as drunk driving.
Heart health: Increases risk of heart attack and stroke
As soon as the person inhales cannabis smoke, the heart rate increases and blood pressure rises. These are not good things. Increased heart rate and increased blood pressure increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. A review of reports of people suffering from heart attacks and strokes in the United States reveals that the majority, especially teenagers, use marijuana.
Lung health: Cancer, emphysema and COPD are inevitable
Marijuana is generally burned with different methods and used by inhaling the smoke like cigarettes. Just like marijuana smoke It has toxins, irritants, and carcinogens like tobacco smoke. All these substances damage lung tissues, causing scarring and damage to small blood vessels. As a result, lung cancer, emphysema, and COPD become inevitable diseases.
Mental health: Causes schizophrenia and hallucinations
Marijuana use causes bad thoughts, anxiety, paranoia and mood disorders in the short term. In the long run, temporary psychosis, schizophrenia, and hallucinations arises. The emergence of schizophrenia is inevitable, especially in people who use cannabis in early youth and adolescence. Some experts have also established a direct link between social anxiety and suicidal thoughts and cannabis.
Pain relief effect: No more effective than drugs
The reason why patients are allowed to use cannabis, especially in some states of the United States, is its pain-relieving effect. Marijuana does indeed reduce chronic pain caused by damaged nerves. However, there are countless drugs produced for the same purpose. Made works, They found no results suggesting that cannabis is much more effective than other pain medications. So the use of cannabis as a pain reliever is just an addict’s excuse.
Pregnancy: Ends the life of the unborn child before it even begins
To start with an emotional response, no human, even slightly sane woman would ever use alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs like marijuana while pregnant. It prevents the development of both body and brain health of the fetus. It increases the risk of miscarriage. It causes the emergence of diseases that children born will suffer throughout their lives. Nursing mothers should also not use alcohol, cigarettes or marijuana because these substances pass directly to the baby through milk.
Passive smoking: As bad as drinking
Just like tobacco smoke, cannabis smoke also has harm caused by passive smoking, that is, as a result of exposure to this smoke. I mean, I don’t drink, but it means I’ve been in a smoking environment. It’s just as harmful as drinking. The effects are almost the same. If a person who uses cannabis is affected by all of the above-mentioned harms, the person exposed to cannabis smoke is also affected by 75% of these harms. Just as you do not use marijuana yourself, do not allow it to be used with you, especially around babies and children.
Conclusion: Is marijuana harmless?
All the data and information we share in this article has been shared by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC and only some of the damages in question. It’s really creepy that for some reason in recent years, marijuana use has been talked about as if it’s harmless and cool in so many pop culture items. Marijuana is a drug and causes death in the long run.
Being herbal and looking innocent because it looks like a cigarette doesn’t change the fact that it’s a drug. Even when we put aside the illegality The negative effects on body and brain health are an indisputable fact. Please keep in mind that doing sports, eating healthy, reading books and improving yourself will be much more beneficial than breathing a smoke in the long run. Do not hesitate to seek help from experts in case of addiction.