Effects of Weed – Short-Term And Long-Term Effects

What happens in your body after consuming weed:

THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) is the chemical that is responsible for most of the mental and physical effect on the body. It reaches the brain cells in 10 minutes after the dope and reaches hippocampus, the part that is responsible for creating new memories. It induces hallucinations, changes the thoughts from reality and results in delusions.

General symptoms:

• Seeing everything in high definition
• Slow moving of time frame
• Change in mood
• Impaired body movements
• Difficulty in problem-solving
• Impaired memory

Short-term effects:

When an individual smokes weed, THC makes a quick race from lungs to blood stream. The blood carries the buzz chemical to the brain and the other parts of the body. When it starts absorbing the chemicals the individual feels high after 30 min to 45 min along with other effects.

Long-term effects:

Taking weed for long term might affect the brain development. As the individual starts using weed as teenagers, it begins to reduce the thinking capability, memory and learning skill functions. Literally, it breaks the connection between the reality and necessary functions permanently.

Physical effects:

• High heart rate: Increases heart rates for up to 3 hours after consuming weed in the form of smoke. This action might result in the chance of heart attack. This risk is probably higher for old people.
• Breathing issues: The individual who smokes weed frequently might encounter breathing problem with lung irritation/lung illness/lung infection, daily cough and phlegm. Also lung cancer still in the list but not yet concluded by researchers.
• Pregnancy problems: Weed use during pregnancy results lower birth weight with brain and behavioral problems in babies.

Long term effects of weed: Using weed for a long time may cause mental illness in some users

• Temporary hallucinations: Sensing  and imagining the things which are not real.
• Temporary paranoia: Losing the trust on others extremely without any reason.
• Schizophrenia: At a point of time the individual encounters schizophrenia (severe mental disorder).
• Other disorders: Also, the user has the chance of getting other mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.

For treatment options:

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