The Pros And Cons Of Marijuana
What are the thruths about health problems that are said to be derived from marijuana?
Introduction
Cannabis is Australia’s most common illegal drug. It is derived from the plant cannabis sativa; the acting chemical known as ‘THC’ is in the upper leaves and flowers of the female plant. Cannabis is traditionally used by combusting the plant and inhaling the smoke that is produced. There is much speculation about whether or not marijuana causes many health problems. People most commonly say that smoking cannabis will give you cancer, a heart attack or respiratory problems. This report will inform you of the truth of the alleged health complications that are caused by cannabis smoke, which include cancer, heart attacks and respiratory problems. …show more content…
When you are under the influence of weed it dramatically raises your heart rate which puts you at a much higher chance of having a heart attack. Drugabuse.gov (2012) states “Marijuana raises heart rate by 20-100 percent shortly after smoking; this effect can last up to 3 hours. In one study, it was estimated that marijuana users have a 4.8-fold increase in the risk of a heart attack in the first hour after smoking the drug.” The reason why a heart attack can be caused by smoking weed is because when you smoke marijuana your heart rate changes and races when you’re sitting but slows down when you stand up and the sudden change can induce a heart attack. The risks of heart attacks are increasingly growing with people taking cannabis while they are intoxicated at parties which can cause strain on the heart. "we may see an increase in marijuana-associated heart attacks," (Murray Mittleman, 2000). The risk of having a heart attack while on marijuana is up to 5 times higher than your chances are while you are sober. Having a heart attack while under the influence of marijuana is uncommon although not unheard of, the chances of having a heart attack is very slim unless you do something drastic or mix/lace drugs with …show more content…
Parents and people say that ‘marijuana is bad for you, it gives you cancer/heart attacks/breathing problems…etc.’ but there isn’t enough evidence to say that it is really bad for you, the best that you can say is that it possibly could result in problems in the worst case scenario. The truth about cannabis is that it doesn’t cause or lead to cancer, it can cause heart attacks in a perfect scenario and it causes lung problems if you inhale an extreme amount of smoke. The problems that are caused by smoking marijuana re only caused over excess smoking of the drug over a long period of time or mixing the drug with other
Introduction
Cannabis is Australia’s most common illegal drug. It is derived from the plant cannabis sativa; the acting chemical known as ‘THC’ is in the upper leaves and flowers of the female plant. Cannabis is traditionally used by combusting the plant and inhaling the smoke that is produced. There is much speculation about whether or not marijuana causes many health problems. People most commonly say that smoking cannabis will give you cancer, a heart attack or respiratory problems. This report will inform you of the truth of the alleged health complications that are caused by cannabis smoke, which include cancer, heart attacks and respiratory problems. …show more content…
When you are under the influence of weed it dramatically raises your heart rate which puts you at a much higher chance of having a heart attack. Drugabuse.gov (2012) states “Marijuana raises heart rate by 20-100 percent shortly after smoking; this effect can last up to 3 hours. In one study, it was estimated that marijuana users have a 4.8-fold increase in the risk of a heart attack in the first hour after smoking the drug.” The reason why a heart attack can be caused by smoking weed is because when you smoke marijuana your heart rate changes and races when you’re sitting but slows down when you stand up and the sudden change can induce a heart attack. The risks of heart attacks are increasingly growing with people taking cannabis while they are intoxicated at parties which can cause strain on the heart. "we may see an increase in marijuana-associated heart attacks," (Murray Mittleman, 2000). The risk of having a heart attack while on marijuana is up to 5 times higher than your chances are while you are sober. Having a heart attack while under the influence of marijuana is uncommon although not unheard of, the chances of having a heart attack is very slim unless you do something drastic or mix/lace drugs with …show more content…
Parents and people say that ‘marijuana is bad for you, it gives you cancer/heart attacks/breathing problems…etc.’ but there isn’t enough evidence to say that it is really bad for you, the best that you can say is that it possibly could result in problems in the worst case scenario. The truth about cannabis is that it doesn’t cause or lead to cancer, it can cause heart attacks in a perfect scenario and it causes lung problems if you inhale an extreme amount of smoke. The problems that are caused by smoking marijuana re only caused over excess smoking of the drug over a long period of time or mixing the drug with other