Chanika McLean
Instructor Carol Sayre
General Psychology
April 13, 2016
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse is a big problem in American and our youth. If I would know all this information on substance abuse, there is no way I would have smoke any marijuana in my life. This subject is personal to me as preview alcoholic, marijuana, and someone that has been sober for five years. Here’s a little history about substance abuse. Although Indian hemp plant which called marijuana and hashish more than 1970’s one form of cannabis, (“without seed”), have a THC levels from 7.5% to as much as 24%. The weather determines the strength of the drug. On the other hand, the early nineteenth century, the recreational use and grew opium in 1830, the British
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Hashish is made from marijuana resin found in tops of a flowering marijuana main ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is most concentrated. Marijuana is much stronger and thereby more addictive today than 30 years ago when average THC levels were less 1%. Today, THC levels range between 7 and 20%. Although marijuana is used medically to relieve pain and suffering from such disabling conditions as multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, and the side effects of chemotherapy, it is also used illicit in many …show more content…
Interference with the hippocampus may also lead to lasting memory less. When smoking marijuana may increase the risk of heart attack and lung cancer because it has some of the same cancer causing substance found in tobacco. Marijuana smokers also tend to inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than cigarette smokers, so more smoke enters the lungs. Other harmful effects include respiratory illness, compromised immune system, accidental injuries, cardiovascular disease, and cognitive