Marijuana and the effects it causes on humans


The cannabis situation is ambiguous, more than a third of the youth population, the test, more than 10%, the United States, and approximately 5% almost daily. In addition its use is normalized in some countries; It belongs to the group of cannabinoids since they belong to Cannabis sativa, they are leaves, dried and ground flowers of some strains of the hemp plant. Hashish used in the Middle East and Europe is the resinous derivative of the same plant 1.

Marijuana produces an extraordinarily attractive effect. On the one hand a state of sedation; The person feels very calm, pleasant and along with that sensory deformations occur when they perceive the surrounding objects. Watch cinema in a special way, listen to sounds differently; That is why there are those who are convinced that they need it to capture aspects and forms that do not detect lucid. They touch their friends with those they are consuming and problems of a different dimension. This kind of game and laughter, in which the sensations change amid sedation, is the beginning of the use of marijuana, the gateway to a life of intense suffering.

Commonly we begin to use marijuana at 14 or 15 years, out of curiosity, for being part of a group, for experiencing new things. Why not try invest medical marijuana when it is said that it is not addictive, it is natural and that it does not harm? the young man thinks. Probably, he smokes it once or twice and does not notice any effect, but then, how to learn to consume and aspire it without fear.

The consumption of marijuana begins, the experience is sought to be repeated, tolerance develops over time, the effect of marijuana affects the decrease so that consumption becomes more frequent and lonely. The young man already needs to buy the marijuana himself, it is not enough for him to be invited, the dose increases and the toxic symptoms appear, the young man looks tired, has lost weight or gained weight, is pale, uses drops to erase the redness from the eyes, he leaves sports or other hobbies, he sleeps excessively, his concentration and memory changes, his school performance falls, he relaxes in his discipline, he is irritable and he vehemently reacts to the observation of his parents and sometimes of his teachers.

That state is called amotivational syndrome; Its appearance is that of a depressive condition and is often treated as such, of course without results. Some may suffer acute intoxication, suffer from dizziness, become pale and affected to faint once they consume. A percentage developed paranoid phenomenon, were found persecuted and distressed, have developed addiction to marijuana; the drug no longer produces pleasure, but they fail to leave it and if they try to do so, they return to consumption.

In many countries, marijuana becomes a social problem, when people are asked why they use marijuana, they respond convinced that it is a natural substance of plant origin, that does not produce physical dependence and that could eventually be useful for Medical treatment of different diseases. Opinions that banal the effects and risks of marijuana and that even support initiatives to decriminalize the cultivation of this drug, contradict the knowledge achieved by science and medicine 2, 3.

The research of recent years, our more specific results are summarized below, the green effects that cause this substance:

Marijuana is a drug that produces dependence and addiction. It is currently known that their dependence is a psychological process that translates into neuronal changes in the brain; Psychic dependence and physical dependence are two sides of the same coin. When smoking, it reaches in a few seconds the brain pharmacokinetic factor that facilitates the development of dependence. Tetrahydrocannabinol, the active substance of this drug, is fixed to the specific chemical structure of the neuronal membrane. In man, marijuana slowly slips from the receptors, so the symptoms of deprivation, such as irritability, anxiety and aggressiveness are less obvious, but yes, enough effective for the person persistent in consumption.

Marijuana causes the same diseases in the respiratory system as cigarettes, especially chronic bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer.

Tetrahydrocanabinol can reduce the mobility of sperm up to 40% and 30% of them, their inability to produce the enzyme necessary to cross the outer membrane of the ovule.

Marijuana produces cognitive deficit in users, especially a level of memory, attention and learning ability. The cognitive and initiative limitations determine that the consumer has a lower school and work performance than those who do not use, the use of marijuana before the age of 18 reduces up to 10 units the IQ and that is