Friday, February 25, 2005
Marijuana
Marijuana:
Addictive drug with potentially hallucinogenic properties, obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp. Resins found on the surface of the female plant are used to prepare the most potent form of marijuana, hashish. The primary active substance is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Marijuana is prepared by crushing the dried flowering cannabis top and leaves into a tealike substance, which is usually rolled into a cigarette (a joint) and smoked. The effects are felt within minutes. The user may experience a distorted sense of time and distance, suffer reduced attention span and loss of memory. Higher doses also cause impaired judgment, slowed reaction time, limited motor skills, confusion of time sense, and short-term memory loss.
Marijuana Signs And Symptoms:
The primary effects of marijuana are behavioral, because the drug affects the central nervous system (CNS). Popular use of marijuana has arisen from its effects of euphoria, sense of relaxation, increased visual, auditory, and taste perceptions that may occur with low to moderate doses of the drug. Unpleasant effects that may occur include depersonalization, changed body image, disorientation and acute panic reactions or severe paranoia. Some cases of severe delirium and hallucinations have also been reported. Such cases should raise suspicion that the marijuana may have been laced with another agent such as PCP.Other marijuana effects may include injected (blood-shot) eyes; increased heart rate and blood pressure; bronchodilatation, or in some users, bronchial irritation leading to bronchoconstriction and/or bronchospasm; pharyngitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, and asthma in heavy users; reversible infertility due to decreased sperm motility and counts in male users; and possible detrimental effects upon the immune system.Other Signs include: panic and paranoid reactions, depression, schizophrenia behavior, short term memory loss, excessive hunger and thirst.
Resources and Support:
SoberRecovery: Alcohol and Addictions Help Site
Promises: Residential Treatment in Southern California
Support Systems Homes: Treatment and Sober Living in Northern California
The Treatment Directory: Inpatient, Outpatient and Detox Referrals
Addictive drug with potentially hallucinogenic properties, obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp. Resins found on the surface of the female plant are used to prepare the most potent form of marijuana, hashish. The primary active substance is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Marijuana is prepared by crushing the dried flowering cannabis top and leaves into a tealike substance, which is usually rolled into a cigarette (a joint) and smoked. The effects are felt within minutes. The user may experience a distorted sense of time and distance, suffer reduced attention span and loss of memory. Higher doses also cause impaired judgment, slowed reaction time, limited motor skills, confusion of time sense, and short-term memory loss.
Marijuana Signs And Symptoms:
The primary effects of marijuana are behavioral, because the drug affects the central nervous system (CNS). Popular use of marijuana has arisen from its effects of euphoria, sense of relaxation, increased visual, auditory, and taste perceptions that may occur with low to moderate doses of the drug. Unpleasant effects that may occur include depersonalization, changed body image, disorientation and acute panic reactions or severe paranoia. Some cases of severe delirium and hallucinations have also been reported. Such cases should raise suspicion that the marijuana may have been laced with another agent such as PCP.Other marijuana effects may include injected (blood-shot) eyes; increased heart rate and blood pressure; bronchodilatation, or in some users, bronchial irritation leading to bronchoconstriction and/or bronchospasm; pharyngitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, and asthma in heavy users; reversible infertility due to decreased sperm motility and counts in male users; and possible detrimental effects upon the immune system.Other Signs include: panic and paranoid reactions, depression, schizophrenia behavior, short term memory loss, excessive hunger and thirst.
Resources and Support:
SoberRecovery: Alcohol and Addictions Help Site
Promises: Residential Treatment in Southern California
Support Systems Homes: Treatment and Sober Living in Northern California
The Treatment Directory: Inpatient, Outpatient and Detox Referrals
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