How To Get High With Mary Jane
How To Get High With Mary Jane
Statistics show in 2001 that 83 million Americans (about 37 percent) starting the age of 12 have tried marijuana at least once according to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA).
Marijuana is often called grass, pot, reefer, weed, herb, mary jane or mj. It is made of dried leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of the plant with the scientific name Cannabis sativa. Delta-9-tetrahydrocaanbinol (THC) is the active ingredient that causes intoxication and produces mind-altering effects to whoever is taking it.
There are many variations in usage of this addictive substance. Some combines it with other drugs such as crack cocaine, while some replaces the inside of a cigar with it. Others brew marijuana and serve it as tea while others still, cook and mix it with food.
THC from marijuana when taken, travels through the blood stream and reaches the brain affecting the cannabinoid receptors within the nerves which influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movements. The effect starts immediately upon entry to the brain and can last from 1 to 3 hours. If it is taken from food or drinks, the effect comes slower but last longer usually up to 4 hours although smoking trusts more TCH into the blood stream than eating or drinking.
Upon inhalation, the heart starts to beat more rapidly at least 20 to 50 percent faster than normal and the bronchial passages relax and also become enlarged. Blood vessels in the eyes start to expand causing the eyes to look red. These effects are doubled if marijuana is taken with other drugs.
The sensation brought about by the cannabinoid receptors which is triggered by the THC is usually what addicts call the high state where in the user will start to experience pleasant sensations, colors and sounds are more intense, and time seems to stand still.
After the good stuff usually comes the payoff where the users mouth becomes dry and starts to feel dehydrated and hungry. When the euphoria passes, the comeback makes the user either sleepy, depressed, fearful, distrustful, panicking or a combination of any or all of the mentioned negative effects. If taken in large doses, users may experience hallucinations, delusions and even depersonalization which is the loss of personal identity or self recognition.
Marijuana has the same effects as smoking tobacco such as respiratory problems, phlegm production, lung infections etc. Perhaps even more as normally, the smoke is held longer compared to the puff in and puff out habitual smoking on regular cigars or cigarettes.
On the other side, the THC can produce positive effects if used under controlled environment. Further studies in its development are still in progress because although it can be used for good, the effects are too harmful to equal its goodness.
Those who normally seek treatment programs for marijuana abuse are those that combines it with other drugs. One can have an opinion that marijuana is less than addictive than other drugs if taken as is but the potency is usually maximized when mixed with other drugs thus, a dependency is created.
Statistics show in 2001 that 83 million Americans (about 37 percent) starting the age of 12 have tried marijuana at least once according to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA).
Marijuana is often called grass, pot, reefer, weed, herb, mary jane or mj. It is made of dried leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of the plant with the scientific name Cannabis sativa. Delta-9-tetrahydrocaanbinol (THC) is the active ingredient that causes intoxication and produces mind-altering effects to whoever is taking it.
There are many variations in usage of this addictive substance. Some combines it with other drugs such as crack cocaine, while some replaces the inside of a cigar with it. Others brew marijuana and serve it as tea while others still, cook and mix it with food.
THC from marijuana when taken, travels through the blood stream and reaches the brain affecting the cannabinoid receptors within the nerves which influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movements. The effect starts immediately upon entry to the brain and can last from 1 to 3 hours. If it is taken from food or drinks, the effect comes slower but last longer usually up to 4 hours although smoking trusts more TCH into the blood stream than eating or drinking.
Upon inhalation, the heart starts to beat more rapidly at least 20 to 50 percent faster than normal and the bronchial passages relax and also become enlarged. Blood vessels in the eyes start to expand causing the eyes to look red. These effects are doubled if marijuana is taken with other drugs.
The sensation brought about by the cannabinoid receptors which is triggered by the THC is usually what addicts call the high state where in the user will start to experience pleasant sensations, colors and sounds are more intense, and time seems to stand still.
After the good stuff usually comes the payoff where the users mouth becomes dry and starts to feel dehydrated and hungry. When the euphoria passes, the comeback makes the user either sleepy, depressed, fearful, distrustful, panicking or a combination of any or all of the mentioned negative effects. If taken in large doses, users may experience hallucinations, delusions and even depersonalization which is the loss of personal identity or self recognition.
Marijuana has the same effects as smoking tobacco such as respiratory problems, phlegm production, lung infections etc. Perhaps even more as normally, the smoke is held longer compared to the puff in and puff out habitual smoking on regular cigars or cigarettes.
On the other side, the THC can produce positive effects if used under controlled environment. Further studies in its development are still in progress because although it can be used for good, the effects are too harmful to equal its goodness.
Those who normally seek treatment programs for marijuana abuse are those that combines it with other drugs. One can have an opinion that marijuana is less than addictive than other drugs if taken as is but the potency is usually maximized when mixed with other drugs thus, a dependency is created.
