Marijuana is usually smoke as a cigarette or in a pipe or a bong. Recently, it has appeared in cigar wrappers called blunts, when it is often combined with another drug, such as crack cocaine.
2.How long does marijuana stay in the user's body?
THC in amrijuana is rapidly absorbed by fatty tissues in various organs.Generally, traces (metabolites) of THC can be detected by standard urine testing methods several days after a smoking session. However, in chronic heavy users, traces can sometimes be detected for weeks after they have stopped using marijuana.
3. How many teens smoke marijuana?
Contrary to popular belief, most teenagers do not use marijuana. Among students surveyed in a yearly national survey, only about one in six 10th grades report they are current marijuana users. Fewer than one in four high school seniors is a current marijuana user.
4.Why do young people use marijuana?
There are many reasons why some children and young teens start smoking marijuana. Many young people smoke marijuana because they see their brothers, sisters, friends, or even older family members using. Some use marijuana because of peer preassure. Others may think it's cool use marijuana because they hear songs about it and see it on TV and in movies. Some teens may feel they need marijuana and others drugs to help them escape from problems at home, at school, or with friends.
5. What happens if you smoke marijuana?
Some people feel nothing at all when they smoke marijuana. Others may feel relaxed or high. Sometimes marijuana makes users feel thristy and very hungry. Some users can undergo bad effects from marijuana, they may suffer sudden feelings of anxiety and have paranoid thoughts, This is more likely to happen when a more potent variety of marijuana is used.
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Some effects of marijuana include:
*Problems with memory and learning
*Distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch)
*Trouble with thinking and problemsolving
*Loss of motor coordination; and increased heart rate.
7. Does marijuana affect you in school or others activities?
It can affect you, marijuana affects memory, judgment and perception. The drug can make you mess up in school, in sports or other things or with your friends. If you're high on marijuana, you are more likely to make mistakes that could embarrass or even hurt you. If you use marijuana a lot, you could start to lose interest in how you look and how you're along at school or work.
8.Does marijuana lead you to use other drugs?
It could, high school students and their patterns of
drug use show that very few young people use other illegal drugs without first trying marijuana. The risk of using cocaine is much greater for those who have tried marijuana than for those who never tried it. Using marijuana puts childrens and teens in contact with people who are users and sellers of other drugs.
9.How can you tell if someone has been using marijuana?
If someone is high on marijuana, he or she might
*seem dizzy and have trouble walking;
*seem silly and giggly for no reason;
*have very red, bloodshot eyes
*have a hard time remembering things that just happened. When the early effects fade, over a few hours, the user become very sleepy.
10. Can people become addicted to marijuana?
Yes. marijuana use can lead to addiction in some people. That is, they cannot control their urges to seek marijuana, even thought it negatively affects their family relationships, school performance, and recreational activities. Marijuana use by teenagers who have prior antisocial problems can quickly lead to addiction