What are actual negatives to smoking marijuana?I need to make a fact sheet about negative marijuana facts, but i refuse to put things that aren't accurate like: gateway effect, messes up testosterone, kills brain cells, is worse for you then cigarettes, unless you have proof of a negative effect from marijuana do not answer. i want to know REAL facts...
Greg F
it costs a lot of money...
sexysam
u shouldnt smoke that shit =(
Nakia
First off, marijuana is addictive. SO many people say it isn't, but it surely IS, or else there wouldn't be people in rehab for marijuana addictions. Perhaps it's not addictive chemically, as in other drugs, but it can be mentally. Especially when people are depressed/anxious and need a way to "escape" from reality. People may not become addicted to the drug, such as one can with meth and physically NEED the drug to keep from getting sick, but can grow addicted to the calming affect and think that they need to use it to make them feel better...otherwise known as "self medicating".
It costs money. For people who use it in large amounts, they may be using money that SHOULD be used for things like paying bills, rent, etc.
Often times, people who get government assistance such as food stamps will sell their food stamps for pot if they don't have money to just outright buy it, and then they have nothing left to buy food with.
Children are neglected because their parents get high and ended up too incoherent to take care of them properly. If left unattended, children can get into trouble and get hurt. Money that should have gone for things like diapers and formula is spent for pot.
Relationships are damaged because users will steal from their relatives/friends to get money to buy marijuana.
Women will prostitute themselves out in exchange for the drug.
People leaving their children with strangers to go out and get high with friends.
The list is endless, as there are plenty of other ways that marijuana directly/indirectly affects ones life.
Gaia Raain II
Honestly, for me, the only bad thing I could find with it was that it made me feel stupid. I couldn't think straight when I was high, and after awhile, I just got really tired of feeling like an idiot because of the drug's effects.
Marijuana has a lot of medicinal properties, and I've seen how helpful it can be to those who have a medical condition that is helped by marijuana. For me, personally, it's unnecessary, and I quit just so that I could think straight. I have been offered hits by friends, and declined not because I have a problem with it (and I usually consider the pro's and con's before declining), but just because I like to be able to think straight. Oh, and I don't want to lose my job because of a pop drug test.
Jennifer L
In some individuals, it can cause a psychotic reaction. I've worked in a psychiatric unit for several years and I have seen a couple people who experienced extreme paranoia, disorganized thinking and other symptoms of a psychotic break, from smoking marijuana.
It's not a common occurrence, but it's not unheard of either. Particularly if someone already has a psychotic disorder (paranoia, schizophrenia, etc) marijuana can exacerbate the problem.
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