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Medical Marijuana an Easy Target for Abuse
States which have passed medical marijuana laws did so to help patients with serious medical conditions, but many are finding the system is easily abused by those seeking to get high.
What Not to Say to Someone Who Smokes Marijuana
When talking to those who are committed or long-time marijuana users, there is not much you can say that will change their opinion that smoking weed is perfectly harmless.
Is Marijuana Addictive?
The vast majority of pot smokers do not develop a marijuana addiction, but some smokers do develop all of the symptoms of an actual addiction after chronic marijuana use.
How Long Does Marijuana Stay in the Body?
The effects of smoking marijuana fade very quickly, but weed can be detected in the body for weeks and sometimes longer.
Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms
Symptoms associated with marijuana withdrawal may be milder than withdrawal from alcohol and many other drugs, but they are intense enough to cause people trying to quit to relapse.
The Health Effects of Marijuana
Although legalization activists and many marijuana users believe smoking pot has no negative effects, scientific research indicates that marijuana use can cause many health problems.
Marijuana May Impair Male Fertility
Men who smoke marijuana frequently have significantly less seminal fluid, a lower total sperm count and their sperm behave abnormally, all of which may affect fertility adversely.
Marijuana Problem Screening Quiz
Some people smoke marijuana without any problem, but for others it can cause a lot of problems in their life.
Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms Quiz
The test is completely confidential and anonymous, your results are not recorded and are available only to you.
Marijuana: The Myths Are Killing Us
Karen Tandy, the administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, examined the harm done to the youth of America by myths surrounding marijuana use in an article for the March 2005 issues of Police Chief Magazine.
Basic Facts About Marijuana
Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. There are over 200 slang terms for marijuana.
Popular Slang Terms for Marijuana
There are hundreds of different slang terms used for marijuana or cannabis that have been been derived from the source of the drug, the effect it has on users or the appearance of the processed plant.
Smoking Marijuana Doubles Risk of Fatal Accidents
Driving after smoking even a small amount of marijuana almost doubles the risk of a fatal highway accident, according to an extensive study of 10,748 drivers involved in fatal crashes between 2001 and 2003.
Marijuana Use Linked to Risk of Testicular Cancer
If you are a male between the ages of 20 and 35 and you are a frequent or long-time marijuana smoker, you could be significantly increasing your risk of developing testicular cancer.
Smokers Underestimate Marijuana's Harm
Young people who do not smoke marijuana end up with a better quality of life and higher levels of educational achievement than their peers who do smoke marijuana. Those who do smoke pot early in life have lower incomes and greater health problems later in life, according to a study.
Heavy Marijuana Use Affects Learning, Social Skills
A vast amount of scientific research has shown that heavy marijuana use negatively effects smokers' learning abilities and social skills, causing problems in their daily lives and compounding their existing problems.
Long-Term Marijuana Use Affects Memory
Long-term marijuana use causes memory, speed of thinking and other cognitive abilities get worse over time, but cognititive abilities are also affected in short-term pot smokers who use marijuana frequently.
Wife Influences Husband's Marijuana Use
While it's the husband among newlywed couples who has more influence on whether the couple engages in heavy drinking, it's the wife who appears to be in the driver's seat when it comes to determining her husband's marijuana use.
Teens in Treatment Report Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms
A new study shows that teens that use marijuana frequently also may face the same withdrawal symptoms that have been found to challenge adult marijuana users trying to quit.
Marijuana Abuse Treatment Increases Sharply
Admission rates for treatment for marijuana as a primary substance of abuse increased 162 percent nationally between 1992 and 2002, according to a trend report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.