i have a question about the effects of marijuana(pot smokers only)?

Question

alot of times after smoking a few minutes later it hits me hard and its is the weirdest most disoriented feeling and very surreal and i feel as if in in a very intense dream and its like i forget about everything other than this feeling. i think you know what im trying to describe and i was wondering how i deal with it while still being able to function and realize that its just a drug. does this happen to you?? also for the people who dont smoke and are telling me to not to drugs cause there bad will not be read. if i cared for what you had to say i would be doing them.

PS. the whole "drugs are bad m'kay" is realy played out so dont post that either

Answer 1

Negative Health Effects Are Numerous
Although legalization activists and many marijuana users believe smoking pot has no negative effects, scientific research indicates that marijuana use can cause many different health problems.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. When smoked, it begins to effect users almost immediately and can last for one to three hours. When it is eaten in food, such as baked in brownies and cookies, the effects take longer to begin, but usually last longer.


Short-Term Effects
The short-term effects of marijuana include:
Distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch)
Problems with memory and learning
Loss of coordination
Trouble with thinking and problem-solving
Increased heart rate, reduced blood pressure
Sometimes marijuana use can also produce anxiety, fear, distrust, or panic.

Effects on the Brain
The active ingredient in marijuana, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, acts on cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors, but other areas of the brain have few or none at all. Many cannabinoid receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement.
When high doses of marijuana are used, usually when eaten in food rather than smoked, users can experience the following symptoms:


Hallucinations
Delusions
Impaired memory
Disorientation
Effects on the Heart
Within a few minutes after smoking marijuana, the heart begins beating more rapidly and the blood pressure drops. Marijuana can cause the heart beat to increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute, and can increase even more if other drugs are used at the same time.
Because of the lower blood pressure and higher heart rate, researchers found that users' risk for a heart attack is four times higher within the first hour after smoking marijuana.


Effects on the Lungs
Smoking marijuana, even infrequently, can cause burning and stinging of the mouth and throat, and cause heavy coughing. Scientists have found that regular marijuana smokers can experience the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers do, including:

Daily cough and phlegm production
More frequent acute chest illnesses
Increased risk of lung infections
Obstructed airways
Marijuana contains more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke and because marijuana smokers usually inhale deeper and hold the smoke in their lungs longer than tobacco smokers, their lungs are exposed to those carcinogenic properties longer.
One study found that marijuana smokers were three times more likely to develop cancer of the head or neck than non-smokers. Many researchers believe than smoking marijuana is overall more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco.


Other Health Effects
Research indicates that THC impairs the body's immune system from fighting disease, which can cause a wide variety of health problems. One study found that marijuana actually inhibited the disease-preventing actions of key immune cells. Another study found that THC increased the risk of developing bacterial infections and tumors.

Answer 2

Yes, smokers are entitled to the same level of health care as non-smokers. It is a personal choice for each person who smokes, and yes... it does cause more health problems vs. a non-smoker. Regardless of that fact, we are all human - and therefore deserve to be treated equally. You cannot treat smokers and non-smokers differently in a health care setting. Once you do that, you have created a situation of discrimination...which is against the law. Even though it is tempting to think that the smoker chooses to destroy their own body, and therefore should be put at the back of the line - it cannot be done! In response to the individual who doesn't want smokers taking up her ER, and her Dr's... well, I will say this. I work in the emergency room, and the reason why you sat in the ER for 4 hours is because your injury was obviously not that severe to receive a high priority status. Patients are triaged by a nurse who determines how severe your injury is. If it is not life threatening, guess what... you wait! We do not ask each person what their personal lifestyle is in determining what level their injury/ailment falls. Each person that comes through the door is assessed, and prioritized according to their injury, we do not assess what you choose to do throughout your life. We assess the situation at hand, period. If there is one room left in the emergency room, we are going to save it for a potential trauma or other patient who needs life saving measures. You obviously didn't rip your face off... otherwise you would have been seen immediately!

Answer 3

I recently quit cause i noticed that i'd smoke alone then often resent the fact that i had just smoked. if you ever suddenly regret that you just smoked, but do it again the next day. you're addicted (yes it can happen) and you should flush it and try to stop. it's not too hard.

and why are so many answeres full of stupid assumptions about pot and it's effects? jesus folks, grow up. it's a soft drug and if you've tried it you'd know. it doensn't destroy your brain, it might cloud it temporarily. it also can increase bloodflow to the brain making you more aware and smarter in cases, which is the reason for the paranoia. there is nothing evil about pot. people don't overdose, they fall asleep. all you need to understand is that it is mind altering, and if it's giving you feelings you no longer enjoy, then stop. you'll like that you stopped and may even enjoy it again when the time is right. smoke good pot. smoke Canadian pot. go to Amserdam, it's good there.

don't listen to these inbred people with such biased and warped American small time views on the drug. they are right in one way, it is a drug. but at least it's not Crack, folks.

wrong: mj is not worse for your lungs than cigs. well, okay if you're smoking 20 joints a day. but then you're a lost cause anyway.

Renate: if you had a nickel for everyone who's wound up dead or in the gutter by smoking pot you'd still be broke and bitter. people who do that are F'd to start with. its a personality thing in that case.

Answer 4

As you have seen, most of the answers you will get to these kinds of questions range from moronic on down.

I know a lot of people who have smoked marijuana. I haven't met very many that described that kind of thing, except perhaps with very heavy doses.

The first thought is that there is something wrong with what you are smoking. If you are sure that it is not laced with something then I would say that it sounds like something unique to you.

(Just for the record, incidents of drug dealers lacing their pot with something else are fairly rare -- for the simple reason that customers won't like it and they will rapidly go out of business.)

Maybe you are just one of those people that are hypersensitive to it. Try smoking lighter amounts. It is also true that different strains of marijuana will have slightly different effects on some people. Some people have reported that shortly after smoking some kinds of weed they felt like they were going to pass out. These were veteran smokers who didn't experience the problem with other varieties of weed. Try different kinds of weed.

If you get the same effect, and you don't like that effect, then I would recommend that you quit.

Answer 5

Do you want to hear the truth or just keep nay saying what those with experience can relate to you.

Wish I had a nickel for every pot head I have known who ended up in the gutter or dead of an overdose (pot can be dusted with all sorts of cr*p and the sickos who sell it have fun putting bad substances in the pot and then progessing you into stronger drugs).

They call it dope for a good reason.

Wait until you get to the paranoia stage. You brain is probably dying as we speak; so you don't care.

Answer 6

best thing you can do when your high is find one thing to do. i.e listen to music watch americas funniest home videos . do something that makes you laugh.. if you cant control your mind you probably shouldntbe smoking bro.. but as you smoke you will get used to the effects and they will change.

Answer 7

been there done that!! it only was like that intense the first couple times.. after i got used to it my functions seemed to work better.
i was kinda curious bout' x? ever tried it?

Answer 8

Don't worry for it since you don't care, so we don't care either, so keep doing your stuff, a relieve to the welfare and another bun less on the streets.

Answer 9

mm...

ok.

think fully about something serious/depressing.

you'll still be high, but in my experience, less so.

Answer 10

did you want to know about the extra loss of brain cells due to the inhaling of the smoke, or the increase in impotence (loss of erections) secondary to the smoking, or to the weight gain because of over eating...i am not sure on which topic to expand on