Bagaimana Ganja mempengaruhi hidup seseorang?
Dibandingkan dengan orang yang tidak menggunakan ganja, mereka yang menggunakan ganja dalam jumlah besar secara rutin dilaporkan mengalami hal-hal berikut:
• tingkat kepuasan hidup yang rendah
• kesehatan jiwa yang rendah
• kesehatan fisik yang rendah
• memiliki masalah dalam hubungan
Pengguna ganja juga melaporkan rendahnya tingkat kesuksesan dalam bidang akademik maupun karir. Contohnya, penggunaan ganja dihubungkan dengan tingginya kecenderungan putus sekolah. Selain itu, penggunaan ganja juga dikaitkan dengan tingginya angka ketidakhadiran kerja, kecelakaan, dan cedera.
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Is marijuana a gateway drug?
Use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are likely to come before use of other drugs. Animal studies have shown that early exposure to addictive substances, including THC, may change how the brain responds to other drugs. For example, when rodents are repeatedly exposed to THC when they’re young, they later show an enhanced response to other addictive substances—such as morphine or nicotine—in the areas of the brain that control reward, and they’re more likely to show addiction-like behaviors.
Although these findings support the idea of marijuana as a “gateway drug,” the majority of people who use marijuana don’t go on to use other “harder” drugs. It’s also important to note that other factors besides biological mechanisms, such as a person’s social environment, are also critical in a person’s risk for drug use and addiction. Read more about marijuana as a gateway drug in our Marijuana Research Report.
Can a person overdose on marijuana?
An overdose occurs when a person uses enough of the drug to produce life-threatening symptoms or death. There are no reports of teens or adults dying from marijuana alone. However, some people who use marijuana can feel some very uncomfortable side effects, especially when using marijuana products with high THC levels. People have reported symptoms such as anxiety and paranoia, and in rare cases, an extreme psychotic reaction (which can include delusions and hallucinations) that can lead them to seek treatment in an emergency room.
While a psychotic reaction can occur following any method of use, emergency room responders have seen an increasing number of cases involving marijuana edibles. Some people (especially preteens and teens) who know very little about edibles don’t realize that it takes longer for the body to feel marijuana’s effects when eaten rather than smoked. So they consume more of the edible, trying to get high faster or thinking they haven’t taken enough. In addition, some babies and toddlers have been seriously ill after ingesting marijuana or marijuana edibles left around the house.
Sumber : https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/cannabis-marijuana
