Short Term Effects
Rating and explanation
I have rated the short term effects of marijuana a two(moderate impact) because although it doesn’t have many short term effects and most of those effects would fall under minimal impact there is one effect that stood out to me and took the rating up by one. This effect was increased heart rate. Even though many drugs can lead to increased heart rate and it is not a terrible effect, increasing heart rates can increase the users risk of a heart attack and the user may have one. Another effect that could be quite bad is the reduced school performance, which can happen from impaired memory and a lessened ability to solve problems due to marijuana.
When you smoke Marijuana you may experience the following short term effects:
Bibliography
http://www.ilovegrowingmarijuana.com/marijuana-vs-alcohol/
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/short-and-long-term-effects.html
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/drugs/marijuana.html
I have rated the short term effects of marijuana a two(moderate impact) because although it doesn’t have many short term effects and most of those effects would fall under minimal impact there is one effect that stood out to me and took the rating up by one. This effect was increased heart rate. Even though many drugs can lead to increased heart rate and it is not a terrible effect, increasing heart rates can increase the users risk of a heart attack and the user may have one. Another effect that could be quite bad is the reduced school performance, which can happen from impaired memory and a lessened ability to solve problems due to marijuana.
When you smoke Marijuana you may experience the following short term effects:
- Sensory distortion
- Panic
- Anxiety
- Poor coordination of movement (walking)
- Lowered reaction time
- After an initial “up,” the user can feel sleepy and/or depressed
- Increased heartbeat (and risk of heart attack)
- Reddening in the eyes
- Increased appetite
- School performance can be reduced
- Dryness in the mouth
- Sensation of heat or coolness in the skin
- Muscle relaxation
- Trouble with thinking and problem solving
Bibliography
http://www.ilovegrowingmarijuana.com/marijuana-vs-alcohol/
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/short-and-long-term-effects.html
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/drugs/marijuana.html