Effects Of Smoking Weed
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly...Effects Of Smoking Weed
The very first effects of smoking weed, though this can differ from one person to the next, include an increase in both heart rate and blood pressure, local dehydration which causes dry mouth, and blood shot eyes. Some users report that the drug has no effect on them whatsoever, while others report acute headache, nausea, and fatigue when partaking in it. When compared with the popular strains of marijuana available during the 1970’s, today’s weed can be up to 10 times stronger in its high. Studies have taken the air out of some of the most common weed smoker myths, such as ones unimpaired ability to drive a car or learn new material, and given us a great idea of the effects of smoking weed.
On top of the initial effects of smoking weed, the user will soon thereafter lose a great deal of control over his motor skills, and may lack a fluent and rational sense of time. Recent studies have reiterated the fact that marijuana is not able to improve ones eyesight, hearing, or skin sensitivity. When the smoker’s short-term memory begins to wane, his ability to concentrate on a given task is detrimentally impaired.
Some of the long term effects of smoking weed are derived from the habitual user’s psychological dependency on the drug. The consistent user finds that he needs more and more weed to inflict the same results as time goes by. This is due to the body’s tolerance of the drug, much as the body requires more alcohol as the drinker’s tolerance builds. This habit becomes expensive, both financially and mentally. Faithful marijuana users can find it easy to choose this drug over almost any other thing in their lives, including work and relationships. The calming, sedative effects of smoking weed make it easy for the user to justify letting go of everything around him. He can very readily fall into a perpetual state of “I don’t care.”
Many frequent marijuana users have complained of symptoms resembling a heart attack or stroke, and these episodes are caused by the stimulant THC. This side effect of smoking weed is actually considered a panic attack, and is often severe enough to set even the most faithful marijuana user on the straight and narrow. As THC can cause the heart rate to rise by up to 50 percent, the mere act of smoking weed can be a dangerous venture for those heart and circulatory issues. Much of the worry surrounding the use of marijuana by those in their youth is that, statistically, one drug tends to lead to another, and yet another, each one more powerful and hazardous than the last. Talk to your kids, and be careful out there.