what are the effects of marijuana and other inhaled chemicals to the family?
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There is definitely such a thing as secondary smoke, where the smoke from someone else's pipe or whatever gets into the air and the other people in the room breathe a small portion of it.  You should either keep the windows open or smoke outside.  On the other hand, maybe you should share . . .
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theres a lots of words report on Marijuana \n\n\n Street terms for marijuana: grass, pot, weed, bud, Mary Jane, dope, indo, hydro1\n\nWhat does marijuana look like?\n\nA green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant. ("Cannabis" refers to marijuana and other drugs made from the same plant.) \nOther forms, less common in the United States, are hashish and hashish oil. \nWhat are the methods of usage?\n\nMarijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (called a joint) or in a pipe or bong. \nWhat are some consequences of marijuana use?\n\nMay cause frequent respiratory infections, impaired memory and learning, increased heart rate, anxiety, panic attacks, tolerance, and physical dependence.2 \nUse of marijuana during the first month of breast-feeding can impair infant motor development.3 \nChronic smokers may have many of the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers including daily cough and phlegm, chronic bronchitis symptoms, frequent chest colds; chronic abuse can also lead to abnormal functioning of lung tissues.4 \nA study of college students has shown that skills related to attention, memory, and learning are impaired among people who use marijuana heavily, even after discontinuing its use for at least 24 hours.5 \nWho uses marijuana?\n\nMarijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug. \nAt least one-third of Americans have used marijuana sometime in their lives.6 \nHow does marijuana get to the United States?\n\nMarijuana produced in Mexico and smuggled into the U.S. remains the most widely available. \nHigh-potency marijuana also enters the U.S. drug market from Canada. \nU.S. drug law enforcement reporting suggests increased availability of domestically grown marijuana.7 \nThe availability of marijuana from Southeast Asia generally is limited to the West Coast. \nHow much does marijuana cost?\n\nPrices for commercial-grade marijuana have remained relatively stable over the past decade, ranging from approximately $400 to $1,000 per pound in U.S. Southwest border areas to between $700 to $2000 per pound in the Midwest and northeastern United States. \nThe national price range for sinsemilla, a higher quality marijuana usually grown domestically, is between $900 and $6,000 per pound
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Addictive Potential\n\nLong-term marijuana use can lead to addiction for some people; that is, they use the drug compulsively even though it interferes with family, school, work, and recreational activities. Drug craving and withdrawal symptoms can make it hard for long-term marijuana smokers to stop using the drug. People trying to quit report irritability, sleeplessness, and anxiety(38). They also display increased aggression on psychological tests, peaking approximately one week after the last use of the drug(39).
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There are so many side effects from methamphetamine use. My eldest sister is currently sitting in county jail awaiting her prison sentence. Her husband is sitting in a rehab facility for a year. The biggest side effect from their use is that my 2 nieces and 2 nephews are parent-less. They have been in foster care for a year this month. My sister, who was very attractive and smart all her life began using and soon transformed in front of our eyes. Her pretty face became more like death. The paleness and dark rings around her eyes made her look like a zombie. Her teeth soon went to hell and she had 8 of them pulled already. She was already slim, very nice figure...but it dwindled to nothing-we could see all of her bones...her once admired figure became skeletal and sickly. Her husband and her became paranoid-thinking that even us family members were out to get them and the kids. We were denied contact with them forever. Their paranoia eventually ran everyone away and then they would just make stuff up about people to try and get some drama going. My sis now after being in jail for all these months has put on so much weight from coming off the stuff that she is heavier than she has ever been. Like nearly 200 pounds now!! She almost died too....nearly a year ago, right before her kids got taken. She did too much one nite and OD'd...but the next day walked out of the hospital on her own will cuz she had to have some more. When this meth gets ahold of you...it crushes you, it ruins you and everyone in your life. They eventually sold nearly everything in their home, including their childrens beds for drug money. Sooo...the side effects are horrible and if you would like to see before and after pics to show you what a dramatic change someone will undergo while on it...e-mail me. You will be shocked at the change in my sister..its sickening and sad. Oh..and another side effect-because when you're on it, you don't care...is catching diseases. She willingly used an infected needle to get a high and is now positive for Hepatitis C.....
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A few.\nThere was that one guy who crashed his helicopter while flying 10 tons of weed.\nAnd that other guy who was killed in jail while serving a marijuana conviction.\nThat's about it -- Marijuana it is more harmful then we all thought!
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Yes. Marijuana use can lead to permanent memory impairment. Frequent use results in loss of neurons in the area of the brain associated with forming memories and recall of memories. Users may also experience difficulty learning. Similar loss occurs in the aging population, thus marijuana use can be similar to accelerated aging of the brain.\n\nAlso, think of your natural state of contentedness when you are neither happy or sad. Following marijuana use, that point will be lowered, making your natural state of mind (mood) one that is more depressed. Heavy use can make this change a permanent one, and many people after quitting their marijuana habit, struggle with depression.\n\nFrequent marijuana use has also been shown to contribute to the formation of amyloid plaque in the brain. This same plaque is known to be a main culprit in the brain disease known as Alzheimer's.\n\nAlso keep in mind that marijuana smoke contains 50 percent to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke... add to that, the fact that marijuana smokers inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer. This creates a serious danger for cancer of the head, neck and lungs.
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Effects on the Brain\nScientists have learned a great deal about how THC acts in the brain to produce its many effects. When someone smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain.\n\nIn the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors; others have few or none. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement\n\nThe short-term effects of marijuana can include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate. Research findings for long-term marijuana use indicate some changes in the brain similar to those seen after long-term use of other major drugs of abuse. For example, cannabinoid (THC or synthetic forms of THC) withdrawal in chronically exposed animals leads to an increase in the activation of the stress-response system and changes in the activity of nerve cells containing dopamine. Dopamine neurons are involved in the regulation of motivation and reward, and are directly or indirectly affected by all drugs of abuse.\n\nEffects on the Heart\nOne study has indicated that a user’s risk of heart attack more than quadruples in the first hour after smoking marijuana. The researchers suggest that such an effect might occur from marijuana’s effects on blood pressure and heart rate and reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood.\n\nEffects on the Lungs\nA study of 450 individuals found that people who smoke marijuana frequently but do not smoke tobacco have more health problems and miss more days of work than nonsmokers. Many of the extra sick days among the marijuana smokers in the study were for respiratory illnesses.\n\nEven infrequent use can cause burning and stinging of the mouth and throat, often accompanied by a heavy cough. Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers do, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illness, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency to obstructed airways. Smoking marijuana increases the likelihood of developing cancer of the head or neck, and the more marijuana smoked the greater the increase. A study comparing 173 cancer patients and 176 healthy individuals produced strong evidence that marijuana smoking doubled or tripled the risk of these cancers.\n\nMarijuana use also has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because it contains irritants and carcinogens. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke. It also produces high levels of an enzyme that converts certain hydrocarbons into their carcinogenic form—levels that may accelerate the changes that ultimately produce malignant cells. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which increases the lungs’ exposure to carcinogenic smoke. These facts suggest that, puff for puff, smoking marijuana may increase the risk of cancer more than smoking tobacco.\n\nOther Health Effects\nSome of marijuana’s adverse health effects may occur because THC impairs the immune system’s ability to fight off infectious diseases and cancer. In laboratory experiments that exposed animal and human cells to THC or other marijuana ingredients, the normal disease-preventing reactions of many of the key types of immune cells were inhibited. In other studies, mice exposed to THC or related substances were more likely than unexposed mice to develop bacterial infections and tumors.\n\nEffects of Heavy Marijuana Use on Learning and Social Behavi
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Poor kid, I could say worse. \nMy parents smoke the stuff in front of my friends and family.  I was engaged to a man once, and after meeting my parents he ended the engagement.  He said he didnt want kids ever visitin' them. That was only 6 years ago.
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Yeah, weed dissintegrates your brain cells, leaving the person with fewer and fewer of them every time it is used.  And the person gets dumber and dumber, and more air-headed and just turns out to be a burned out pothead.  It also sloooowwwws down your thinking process by far after so long of using it and takes a person much longer to think about anything or even comprehend.
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Yes, the health effects of marijuana are no more harmful then tobacco and alchohol.  Personally i would much rather deal with people that are high, then people who are drunk
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Effects on the Brain\n\nScientists have learned a great deal about how THC acts in the brain to produce its many effects. When someone smokes marijuana, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to organs throughout the body, including the brain.\n\nIn the brain, THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors; others have few or none. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement4.\n\nThe short-term effects of marijuana can include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate. Research findings for long-term marijuana abuse indicate some changes in the brain similar to those seen after long-term abuse of other major drugs. For example, cannabinoid (THC or synthetic forms of THC) withdrawal in chronically exposed animals leads to an increase in the activation of the stress-response system5 and changes in the activity of nerve cells containing dopamine6. Dopamine neurons are involved in the regulation of motivation and reward, and are directly or indirectly affected by all drugs of abuse.\n\n\nEffects on the Heart\n\nOne study has indicated that an abuser's risk of heart attack more than quadruples in the first hour after smoking marijuana7. The researchers suggest that such an effect might occur from marijuana's effects on blood pressure and heart rate and reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood.\n\n\nEffects on the Lungs\n\nA study of 450 individuals found that people who smoke marijuana frequently but do not smoke tobacco have more health problems and miss more days of work than nonsmokers8. Many of the extra sick days among the marijuana smokers in the study were for respiratory illnesses.\n\nEven infrequent abuse can cause burning and stinging of the mouth and throat, often accompanied by a heavy cough. Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers do, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illness, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency to obstructed airways9. Smoking marijuana possibly increases the likelihood of developing cancer of the head or neck. A study comparing 173 cancer patients and 176 healthy individuals produced evidence that marijuana smoking doubled or tripled the risk of these cancers10.\n\nMarijuana abuse also has the potential to promote cancer of the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because it contains irritants and carcinogens9,11. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than does tobacco smoke12. It also induces high levels of an enzyme that converts certain hydrocarbons into their carcinogenic form—levels that may accelerate the changes that ultimately produce malignant cells13. Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which increases the lungs' exposure to carcinogenic smoke. These facts suggest that, puff for puff, smoking marijuana may be more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco.\n\n\nOther Health Effects\n\nSome of marijuana's adverse health effects may occur because THC impairs the immune system's ability to fight disease. In laboratory experiments that exposed animal and human cells to THC or other marijuana ingredients, the normal disease-preventing reactions of many of the key types of immune cells were inhibited14. In other studies, mice exposed to THC or related substances were more likely than unexposed mice to develop bacterial infections and tumors15,16.\n\n\nEffects of Heavy Marijuana Use on Learning and Social Behavior\n\nResearch clearly demonstrate
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Hi Tawnee S,\nSounds good to me (hamster & fish get high too) shouldn't have any effect except to be stoned-2 tokes for the road!! \nIgnore all the ones that say this is bad! Unless you smoke marijuana & know the difference.  If you are one of those few that believes everything the damn government says then you really don't have the clue.  And should read for your yourselves & get some knowledge while at it!  The effects of pot- on MS patients, glaucoma, Cancer patients, AIDS patients, radiation patients.  People that have other mind blowing sicknesses & medical problems will know the difference. Yes my doctor knows so for all those others GO READ & GET SOME KNOWLEGEMENT DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE GOVERNMENT SAYS!    Have a good day :0)
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From an overdose, no. The theorical quanitity of THC that can cause death can't be reached my smoking marijuana. THC would put you to sleep before you reached half of the quanitity. Of coarse, long term abuse is likely to cause cancer and other health problems.  \n\nThen again, most deaths due to alcohol are from what they do while under the influence. Yes, marijuana has the same problem and some people have died due to injuries.
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Yes, anytime you smoke (cigarettes, marijuana, crack, on & on) it emits dangerous and often carcigenic materials into the air. \nAs for symptoms, I'll have to pass on that one - I've never smoked speed.\nIf the "someone else" is a developing child, you are risking damaging that child's brain and growth.
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Any thing that contains chemicals gets transferred from the mother to the child so just be careful.
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Smoking pot slowly damages areas of the brain
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get yourself some pennyroyal; but, be very careful not to allow a lactating or pregnant mother use the herb...for them it would be dangerous...for you it will dry up your lungs tremendously