Teens and Marijuana
The Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University found teenagers who smoke marijuana 85 times more probable to make use of cocaine than their non–pot smoking peers. And 60 percent of young persons who make use of marijuana earlier than they turn 15 later go on to make use of cocaine.
Even though hazards exist for marijuana users of all ages, danger is maximum for the young. Marijuana can slow down maturity. Another worry is marijuana's position as a "gateway drug," which makes following use of more powerful and disabling substances more probable.
However numerous teens meet solemn difficulty well short of the "gateway." Marijuana is, by itself, a high-risk material for young people. More than adults, they are expected to be victims of automobile disasters caused by marijuana's impact on judgment and sensitivity. Moreover careless sex, provoked by compromised judgment or marijuana's disinhibiting consequences, leaves them weak not only to not needed pregnancy but as well to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
If you still want to make use of marijuana call your attention to the possible dangers:
-Weaken perception
-Reduced temporary memory
-Loss of attention and coordination
-Impaired judgment
-Greater than before risk of accidents
-Loss of enthusiasm
-Reduced inhibitions
-Enlarged heart rate
-Anxiety, panic attacks, and fear
-Hallucinations
-Damage to the respiratory, reproductive, and immune systems
-Amplified danger of cancer
-Psychological dependence
