Marijuana

Effects Of Marijuana On The Central Nervous System

Drugs do not contain highs drugs trigger these highs. The potential for feeling high exists naturally within the human nervous system, and we have countless options for getting high without taking drugs. Small children love to spin wildly in circles. Many people go sky diving, fall in love, paint, meditate the list is endless. Marijuana triggers a high via the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS controls the functions of the brain and the spinal cord.

Marijuana And The Juvenile Justice System

The first juvenile court in the United States was established in Illinois in 1899. The juvenile justice system was founded on the principles of rehabilitation, with a focus on the offender, not the offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, many began to question the ability of the juvenile court to effectively rehabilitate delinquent youth by the 1980s, the pendulum began to swing away from lenient approaches and toward more severe sanctions for juvenile offenders. The 1990s completed this turnabout as...

Routes Of Exposure

How does marijuana affect the body To answer this question, we must ascertain how THC gains access to the body the route of exposure . Routes of exposure may be as important as dose when considering implications to human health, since they strongly influence the body's response to marijuana. The major routes through which marijuana may enter the body are inhalation and ingestion. The greatest effect with the most rapid response is produced when THC is inhaled. This is because smoking bypasses...

The Physical And Psychological Effects Of Marijuana

Forgetfulness. Hunger. Pain relief. Creative thinking. Panic attacks. Racing heart. Mouth dryness. Bloodshot eyes. Paranoia. Relaxation. Tiredness. Sensory awareness. Poor coordination. Uncontrollable laughter. The short-term effects of marijuana are extremely variable, unpredictable, and temporary. Just as each person looks different, each person's biochemistry is different. Two people can respond differently to the same dose of the same drug, and an individual...

Trends In Marijuana Use

When analyzing trends in adolescent use of marijuana, researchers usually discuss the national average trends. They do point out, however, that on narrower, individual levels, there are many subgroup differences based on gender, race ethnicity, region of the country, college plans, socioeconomic level, and whether the teen lives in an urban or rural area. For this discussion, we rely on the national average trends specific differences of these subgroups are reported elsewhere. It is also...

Physical Dependence

Studies show that most marijuana users, even heavy users, can reduce or stop marijuana use with little or no physical withdrawal effects. Some extreme marijuana users do report physical withdrawal symptoms when they quit using the drug, including irritability, headaches, nervousness, and insomnia. However, these symptoms are temporary, diminishing within a few days to a few weeks, depending on the individual, and are usually portrayed as mild. Studies show that marijuana does not produce the...

Dependence On Marijuana

Since all drugs have particular, self-defining characteristics, experts generally speak of a drug in terms of the user's dependence on it, rather than addiction. Although the two terms are very close in meaning, drug addiction is a special kind of dependence marked by physical changes in the body as a result of tolerance to and withdrawal from a drug. Most research indicates that marijuana does not cause much physical dependence in most users. Therefore, such dependence tends not to be used as...