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 value (String, 6463 characters )   Medical Marijuana - Is It Really Therapeutic? When a person smokes a joint, he usually feels its <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/the-harmful-effects.html">effect</a> within minutes. The immediate sensations—increased heart rate, lessened coordination and balance, and a “dreamy,” unreal state of mind—peak within the first 30 minutes. These short-term effects usually wear off in two to three hours, but they could last longer, depending on how much the user takes, the potency of THC and the presence of other drugs added into the mix. As the typical user inhales more smoke and holds it longer than he would with a cigarette, a joint creates a severe impact on one’s lungs. Aside from the discomfort that goes with sore throats and chest colds, it has been found that consuming one joint gives as much exposure to cancer-producing chemicals as smoking five cigarettes.   International Statistics<ol style="list-style-type: decimal"><li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Tahoma">According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, a large percentage of those arrested for crimes test positive for marijuana. Nationwide, 40% of adult males tested positive at the time of their arrest.</li><li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Tahoma">Of adults 26 or older who used marijuana before age 15, 62% went on to use <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/cocaine.html">cocaine</a> at some point in their lives; 9% went on to use <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/heroin.html">heroin</a> at least once; and 54% made some <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/prescription-drugs.html">nonmedical use of mind-altering prescription drugs</a>.</li><li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Tahoma">Next to <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol.html">alcohol</a>, <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana.html">marijuana</a> is the second most frequently found substance in the bodies of drivers involved in fatal automobile accidents.</li></ol> The mental consequences of marijuana use are equally severe. Marijuana smokers have poorer memories and mental aptitude than do non-users.  Studies in Australia in 2008 linked years of heavy marijuana use to brain abnormalities. This is backed up by earlier research on the long-term effects of marijuana, which indicate changes in the brain similar to those caused by long-term abuse of other major drugs. And a number of studies have shown a connection between continued marijuana use and psychosis. Cannabis is one of the few drugs which causes abnormal cell division which leads to severe hereditary defects. A pregnant woman who regularly <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/real-life-stories/marijuana.html">smokes marijuana or hashish</a> may give birth prematurely to an undersized, underweight baby. Over the last ten years, many children of marijuana users have been born with reduced initiative and lessened abilities to concentrate and pursue life goals. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that empowers youth and adults with factual information about drugs so they can make informed decisions and live drug-free. For more information or to order free copies of the Truth About Drugs booklets go to: <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/">www.drugfreeworld.org</a>. And for the person with a drug problem, there are real solutions to addiction.  Narconon, a drug rehabilitation program that utilizes the methods of L. Ron Hubbard, has a success rate of more than 75% (<a href="http://www.narconon.org/">www.narconon.org</a>).
 
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 Medical Marijuana - Is It Really Therapeutic? When a person smokes a joint, he usually feels its <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana/the-harmful-effects.html">effect</a> within minutes. The immediate sensations—increased heart rate, lessened coordination and balance, and a “dreamy,” unreal state of mind—peak within the first 30 minutes. These short-term effects usually wear off in two to three hours, but they could last longer, depending on how much the user takes, the potency of THC and the presence of other drugs added into the mix. As the typical user inhales more smoke and holds it longer than he would with a cigarette, a joint creates a severe impact on one’s lungs. Aside from the discomfort that goes with sore throats and chest colds, it has been found that consuming one joint gives as much exposure to cancer-producing chemicals as smoking five cigarettes. International Statistics <ol> <li>According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, a large percentage of those arrested for crimes test positive for marijuana. Nationwide, 40% of adult males tested positive at the time of their arrest.</li> <li>Of adults 26 or older who used marijuana before age 15, 62% went on to use <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/cocaine.html">cocaine</a> at some point in their lives; 9% went on to use <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/heroin.html">heroin</a> at least once; and 54% made some <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/prescription-drugs.html">nonmedical use of mind-altering prescription drugs</a>.</li> <li>Next to <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/alcohol.html">alcohol</a>, <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/marijuana.html">marijuana</a> is the second most frequently found substance in the bodies of drivers involved in fatal automobile accidents.</li> </ol> The mental consequences of marijuana use are equally severe. Marijuana smokers have poorer memories and mental aptitude than do non-users. Studies in Australia in 2008 linked years of heavy marijuana use to brain abnormalities. This is backed up by earlier research on the long-term effects of marijuana, which indicate changes in the brain similar to those caused by long-term abuse of other major drugs. And a number of studies have shown a connection between continued marijuana use and psychosis. Cannabis is one of the few drugs which causes abnormal cell division which leads to severe hereditary defects. A pregnant woman who regularly <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/real-life-stories/marijuana.html">smokes marijuana or hashish</a> may give birth prematurely to an undersized, underweight baby. Over the last ten years, many children of marijuana users have been born with reduced initiative and lessened abilities to concentrate and pursue life goals. The Foundation for a Drug-Free World is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that empowers youth and adults with factual information about drugs so they can make informed decisions and live drug-free. For more information or to order free copies of the Truth About Drugs booklets go to: <a href="http://www.drugfreeworld.org/">www.drugfreeworld.org</a>. And for the person with a drug problem, there are real solutions to addiction. Narconon, a drug rehabilitation program that utilizes the methods of L. Ron Hubbard, has a success rate of more than 75% (<a href="http://www.narconon.org/">www.narconon.org</a>).
 
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