Cannabis (i.e. marijuana) is the most commonly used psychoactive substance worldwide. Though legalized in multiple states, marijuana does often have serious toxic effects on the brain and body. There are also strong associations with poor psychosocial health with its use.
The adverse effects on health caused by smoking marijuana can be divided into the following broad categories:
Brain Function
Short-Term
- Impairments in memory, sense of time, sensory perception, attention span, problem solving, verbal fluency, reaction time, and psychomotor control
- Impairs intellectual activities as well as activities that require bodily control, such as driving
Long-Term
- Can cause lasting functional impairments impacting memory, attention, learning and information processing
Mental Health
- Can lead to addiction
- Can cause psychosis; and is strongly associated with panic, anxiety and depressive disorders
- Increases risk of developing schizophrenia
- Poor school performance in adolescence and young adults; and lower occupational status and higher unemployment in older adults
Physical Health
- Respiratory issues
- Cancers including lung, head and neck, testicular
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Atrial fibrillation
- Hyperemesis syndrome
- Periodontal disease
- Lower sperm count in males
- Reproductive effects including low birth weight, developmental delay, and behavioral problems including addiction
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