The Harmful Effects of Marijuana

The Harmful Effects of Marijuana

-Feelings of panic and fear (paranoia)

-Hallucinations

-Trouble Concentrating 

-Decreased ability to perform tasks that require coordination

-Decreased interest on performing tasks

-Within a few minutes of inhaling marijuana, your heart rate can increase by between 20 and 50 beats a minute.

-Since weed makes blood vessels expand, it can give you red eyes

• -Marijuana is addictive. About 1 in 6 people who start using as a teen, and 25-50 percent of those who use it every day, become addicted to marijuana.

• -Marijuana and teen driving do not mix. It is the most common illegal drug found in drivers who die in accidents (around 14 percent of drivers), sometimes in combination with alcohol or other drugs.
• -Marijuana is most common drug among teens. More teenage girls use marijuana than cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and all other illicit drugs combined.
• -Marijuana use may precede depression. Research shows girls (ages 14-15) who used marijuana daily were 5 times more likely to face depression at age 21. Daily use in young women was associated with an over five-fold increase in the odds of reporting a state of depression and anxiety.
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