... kind of depression, sometimes the users feel jumpy, fearful, and anxious. Some of the consequences of taking crack and cocaine include: Problems in the blood vessels, including heart attack, heart failure and irregular heart beat. Mantel complications, including serious mantel illness (schizophrenia), depression, delusions, anxiety disorders and paranoia. Addiction and dependence. Very high risk of traumatic injury from accidents and ... repeated injections Irregular blood pressure Irregular and slow heartbeat Breathlessness, and noisy breathing because there are fluids in the lungs Add...

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... is not considered excessive for people in good health, among those with heart disease, such a rise in heart rate could be fatal. In such cases, marijuana smokers with unidentified heart disease may be vulnerable, especially during the first hour after smoking, to an increased risk of heart attack. In a 2000 report from the American Heart Association (AHA), researchers questioned 3,882 middle-aged and elderly patients who ... admitted to being current marijuana users, 37 had used the drug in the twenty-four hours preceding their heart attacks, and 9 had used it in the hour before. The AH...

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... . Both of these areas affect movement and coordination. One area that does not contain any THC receptors is the medulla. The medulla controls many functions essential to life such as heart rate and digestion so the lack of receptors in this area has prevented any deadly overdoses of marijuana. In addition to having significant effects on the brain and impairing memory ... and coordination, marijuana has effects on other viscera as well. Marijuana causes the heart to beat up to forty times more per minute. This can cause heart attacks or heart failure. Approximately 1% of all heart attack...

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... . Both of these areas affect movement and coordination. One area that does not contain any THC receptors is the medulla. The medulla controls many functions essential to life such as heart rate and digestion so the lack of receptors in this area has prevented any deadly overdoses of marijuana. In addition to having significant effects on the brain and impairing memory ... and coordination, marijuana has effects on other viscera as well. Marijuana causes the heart to beat up to forty times more per minute. This can cause heart attacks or heart failure. Approximately 1% of all heart attack...

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... they are. They defend their position through their argument that marijuana use causes unnecessary health risks such as impairing short-term memory, slowing down reaction time, increasing the risk of heart attack, and potentially causing damage to the respiratory system and brain (Marijuana Side Effects). For example, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, marijuana-use can raise an individual ... by 20 to 100 percent shortly after smoking. Additionally, the NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) states how an individual's risk of having a heart attack increases by 4.8-fold af...

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... as long as 4 hours. Smoking marijuana deposits several times more THC into the blood than does eating or drinking the drug. 5 Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, an individual's heart begins beating more rapidly, the bronchial passages relax and become enlarged, and blood vessels in the eyes expand, making the eyes look red. As THC enters the brain, it causes ... to fight off infectious diseases and cancer.4 One study has indicated that a person's risk of heart attack during the first hour after smoking marijuana is four times his or her usual risk. The researchers sugg...

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... people who report serious cannabis allergies which cause unexpectedly intense reactions, throat & lung irritation, etc. Because cannabis increases heart rate, it could potentially increase risks of heart problems in those at risk of heart disease. One study found that cannabis use increased the risk of heart attack in men over 40, but its findings were weak and based on a very small number of individuals. In ... legalize marijuana. First of all the effects it has on your body can be harsh in the end, often exaggerated, the effects are still there. Smoking can lead to addiction, heart pr...

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... kills cancer. In attacking cancer cells, they also kill healthy body cells, producing extremely unpleasant and dangerous side effects. They can cause bleeding, bruising, tissue rot, muscle rot in the heart, hair loss, and sometimes a new form of cancer. Still, the most common, and for many patients the most troublesome, side effect of these drugs is profound nausea and vomiting ... brain. This would cause blindness. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. Although present drug treatments work, they commonly cause side effects including depression, asthma, slow heart rate, ...

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... . Some people use marijuana as they would use alcohol. Most people would use the fact that marijuana is bad for your body and it can give you lung cancer and heart attacks but doesn't cigarettes do the same thing and we have legalized that. In the book Legalization: A Debate the research shows that most people do not become physically dependent on ... legalization of marijuana would say how can something that produces changes in your body such as changes in your brain wave patterns, short term stress on the heart and circulatory system which could cause a heart attack, short term confusi...

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... , cigarettes are more dangerous to one's health compared to marijuana. Over 390,000 people die each year from the effects of smoking tobacco, and smoking also doubles the risk of a heart attack. Evidently, cancer is the main cause of death from smoking cigarettes. On the other hand, the natural growing plant marijuana has some dangers of its own. Statistics show that the ... calculated annual death toll for this illegal substance is zero. Marijuana may not be deadly, but it has the tendency to increase your heart rate. After it is smoked or eaten it may lead to bloodshot eyes, a dry mout...

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... it to get out of your system. The short-term effects of marijuana are having dry mouth and dry throat. You also can become very sleeply after you smoke. Your heart rate can also increase. Also you can forget things that you wanted to do that day. You also can lose concentration when you are driving. Another thing that can happen ... to you is to have a very bad panic attack. The long-term effects of marijuana are you can have an increased risk for cancer. For men it can lower their sperm count. For women it increases a risk that they ... to how deep and how long you hold the smoke in. ...

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... . Weed also stunts growth of white blood cells halfway through their life cycle, which increases the risk for infection. In addition it causes elevated heart rate, which can cause people to panic and think they are having a heart attack. Marijuana also effects people's testosterone secretion, impairs sperm production, motility, viability, and disrupts the ovulation cycle. Several studies have suggested that cannabis smoking in ... , delusions, hallucinations, anxiety, agitation 3. after heavy cannabis use IV. Physical affects A. 150 carcinogens B. Compared to cigarettes 1. 1 joint=5 cigar...

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... in different ways, which is because the nature of the drug. Marijuana make the heart beat faster which sometimes causes first time users to become paranoid or panic, thinking they are having a heart attack. Marijuana can be very dangerous to some people that have certain illnesses or preexisting heart problems. Marijuana causes your mouth to become very dry and your throat as well, it ... ...

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... harder, than quitting heroin use. Dependence to nicotine use occurs rapidly (Goldberg 225). Withdrawal symptoms are most severe in the first 24-48 hours after last use and include lower heart rate and blood pressure, difficulty maintaining attention, aggressiveness, insomnia, tremors, hunger, headaches, drowsiness, fatigue, and anxiety. Despite the withdrawal symptoms, lung cancer can occur in chronic smokers, and can cause ... of migraine headaches, and help prevent the spread of cancer. Pot also leads to difficulty in concentration, attention to detail, and learning new complex inform...

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... . Many patients claim that marijuana is almost 100% effective in relieving the nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (Asseo 1). The risk of having a heart attack after smoking pot is nearly twice as risky as exercising. It speeds the heart up to forty beats per minute faster than normal. Marijuana hasn't been proven to be very dangerous to your body until recent assumptions have ... ...

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... for cocaine, including coke, C, toot, flake, and snow. cocaine Section: Effects and Addictive Nature Related: Pharmaceuticals Cocaine blocks pain sensation and stimulates the central nervous system , producing a sudden increase in heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure. In the brain, it blocks the synaptic reabsorption of certain neurotransmitters (in particular dopamine ). The resultant buildup of neurotransmitters causes pleasurable sensations to be passed ... androstenedione, which converts to testosterone in the body, is available in drugstores without a prescription. Abuse of ...

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... the immune system, puts users at greater risk of developing lung cancer than that faced by tobacco smokers, can cause emphysema and other lung diseases, and increases the risk of heart attack. Brain function is adversely affected and connections have been found between marijuana use and bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other mental problems-including the ability to learn and cope with everyday ... ...

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... body. There are several physical problems than can come from use of performance enhancing drugs. As stated in an article; "Use of supplements has been associated with high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, seizure, and sudden death" (Richard Buchanon, 2005,  paragraph 13). When using certain drugs in sports such as pain killers, you could do extensive damage to your muscles and costing ... ...

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... obstruct airways." Because of these affects and complications, it is believed that smoking may promote cancer of the respiratory tract and lungs and can even cause the chance of having a heart attack to quadruple. N.I.D.A. also believes that chronic smokers are more prone to having health problems and can even cause them to miss work and school due to the effects of use ... ...

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