What are the long term effects on consuming pot?

Question

Is it really that bad? is tabacoo worse? helpp me out

Answer 1

Rumor always had it that there were few, if any, physical or psychological effects of smoking pot. Recent studies, however, have revealed evidence of some long-term physical effects. Smoking pot causes changes in your brain's chemistry, specifically, inhibiting the function of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, a chemical that transfers information from one nerve cell to another. This accounts for what happens when a person is high--s/he loses his/her short-term memory. Smoking pot interferes with one's intellectual performance and impairs thinking, reading comprehension, and verbal and arithmetic problem solving.

Marijuana smoking is particularly harmful to the lungs, more so than tobacco cigarettes. Joints are most always smoked unfiltered and down to the smallest butt possible and, to get the "best high", one must inhale deeply and hold the smoke longer in their lungs than tobacco smoke. Marijuana smoke contains not only delta-9-THC, but also numerous chemicals similar to tobacco tars, and about 50% more cancer-causing hydrocarbons than a tobacco cigarette.

Marijuana use has been shown to affect male and female reproductive systems, and to affect fetuses during pregnancy. The reproductive cells absorb and hold more THC than do most other body cells. Marijuana somewhat reduces production of testosterone (the hormone that causes development of facial hair, muscle tissue, and the male reproductive system). This might cause a problem in men who are marginally fertile. Some studies indicate that testosterone levels return to normal shortly after a person quits smoking.

So, yes, there are some side effects of smoking pot, both short and long term. Research is continually being done, but as of yet, lung cancer seems to be the most clear-cut physical disease resulting from continued use.

Answer 2

Dope will eventually knock off the neurons in ones brain, causing irreversible damage. People with certain mental predispositions will be affected so much more by dope consumption. General smoking is bad too. You sound young, look after yourself, you are worth a lot and only have one life. Dont give in to peer pressure, be true to yourself, it might mean one ends up with no friends for a while, we soon know who they are. If this happens eventually new real friends will come into our lives who value themselves like we should all do.

Answer 3

Lung disease. Memory loss. Jail time. Wasted money. Poverty. Yeah, burnout is a good thing!. My habit got so bad, half of my paychecks went for the smoke. Wicked terrible tolerance! I finally had a moment of clarity during a "dry spell" when I couldn't find any reefer...and just gave it up. Best thing I ever did. Think twice, dude.

Answer 4

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Both Tobacco and the Mary Jane aren't "good for you"... They both can cause damage to the lungs... While there has been no evident fact pointing that Marijuana smoking causes lung cancer it still isnt good for you! The only side effect I can say of smoking weed is short attention span and short term memory loss (getting in your own world and dazed or zoned out)! This is from my own experience from back in the day! Check out some links for more answers!!!

Answer 5

Yes, long term consumption can cause you to turn into a moron and have a compulsion to hang out on Yahoo Answers all day long.

Answer 6

Wow man...yeah I'm hungry man. Say ya wanna go to taco bell, man? naah, you go and bring me bakc a hcalooopa, nam. Say, do you remember where the bathroom is? cause eveyr time i look for it i end up in the regrfiderator man.

Answer 7

dont listen to them all i have been smoking pot for like 2 and a half years all i have gotten is bad memory but if u stop for like a month or so you will be fine and it takes about 3 months or more for it to get out of your system and yer its true your drive gets stuffed up a bit thats the only thing i about it but other than that your fine buddy YEAH! ON LIVE LONG! YEAH! =P and u also get puffed out from running much quicker than normal but hey who likes running i it.

Answer 8

Depends on how you smoke it.
but pure then paranoia. is a good one memory loss possible but low

Answer 9

yes weed is bad... I had this friend who smoked weed so often he litterally began to get dumber over the years... not to mention you still f up your lungs...

tabacco is also bad...

Answer 10

I believe tobacco to be much worse. Its only illegal because of discrimination of Mexicans back in the day.