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quote:There are no people in this world except people...confusing huh?
Isnt it obvius that people do not have the ability to make sound choices? Why else would we have laws against murder and stealing, just to name a few?
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quote:Here's the actual quote in its full context: -
Originally posted by frostypaw:
quote:Common mistakes... alcohol's damaging at any level and heroin IS NOT
The opposite is the case with most, if not all drugs. It is definitly the case with smoking, heroin and alcohol (above a certain level).
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quote:The facts about pot, go ahead, try to dissmiss them.
Usually smoked as a cigarette or joint, or in a pipe or bong, marijuana has appeared in "blunts" in recent years. These are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and re-filled with marijuana, sometimes in combination with another drug, such as crack. Some users also mix marijuana into foods or use it to brew tea.
The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Short-term effects of marijuana use include problems with memory and learning; distorted perception; difficulty in thinking and problem-solving; loss of coordination; and increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks.
Health Hazards
Effects of Marijuana on the Brain. Researchers have found that THC changes the way in which sensory information gets into and is acted on by the hippocampus. This is a component of the brain's limbic system that is crucial for learning, memory, and the integration of sensory experiences with emotions and motivations. Investigations have shown that THC suppresses neurons in the information-processing system of the hippocampus. In addition, researchers have discovered that learned behaviors, which depend on the hippocampus, also deteriorate.
Effects on the Lungs. Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers have. These individuals may have daily cough and phlegm, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and more frequent chest colds. Continuing to smoke marijuana can lead to abnormal functioning of lung tissue injured or destroyed by marijuana smoke.
Regardless of the THC content, the amount of tar inhaled by marijuana smokers and the level of carbon monoxide absorbed are three to five times greater than among tobacco smokers. This may be due to marijuana users inhaling more deeply and holding the smoke in the lungs.
Effects of Marijuana Use during Pregnancy. Research has shown that babies born to women who used marijuana during their pregnancies display altered responses to visual stimuli, increased tremulousness, and a high-pitched cry, which may indicate problems with neurological development. During infancy and preschool years, marijuana-exposed children have been observed to have more behavioral problems and to perform tasks of visual perception, language comprehension, sustained attention, and memory more poorly than nonexposed children do. In school, these children are more likely to exhibit deficits in decision-making skills, memory, and the ability to remain attentive.
Effects of Heavy Marijuana Use on Learning and Social Behavior. A study of college students has shown that critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning are impaired among people who use marijuana heavily, even after discontinuing its use for at least 24 hours. Researchers compared 65 "heavy users," who had smoked marijuana a median of 29 of the past 30 days, and 64 "light users," who had smoked a median of 1 of the past 30 days. After a closely monitored 19- to 24-hour period of abstinence from marijuana and other illicit drugs and alcohol, the undergraduates were given several standard tests measuring aspects of attention, memory, and learning. Compared to the light users, heavy marijuana users made more errors and had more difficulty sustaining attention, shifting attention to meet the demands of changes in the environment, and in registering, processing, and using information. The findings suggest that the greater impairment among heavy users is likely due to an alteration of brain activity produced by marijuana.
Longitudinal research on marijuana use among young people below college age indicates those who used have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with parents, and more associations with delinquent and drug-using friends.
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quote:The difference is that murder and theft cause tangible and direct harm to others. Smoking weed in the privacy of my own house harms nobody other than myself. It certainly causes nobody else any more harm than, say, drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco, both of which are legal.
Originally posted by Raymund Phule:
Isnt it obvius that people do not have the ability to make sound choices? Why else would we have laws against murder and stealing, just to name a few?
-Mike
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A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
quote:There's a huge difference between the cancer causing properties of tobacco and the harmful effects of substanceslike water.
Originally posted by mrFlibble:
and a long list of harmful effects is pointless when ALL substances have harmful effects if you have too much or too little, or if they get into your body in the wrong place.
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quote:I've known a lot of people who can't give up weed.
Originally posted by frostypaw:
but if you're banging on about addiction weed isn't addictive... well barely
certainly never heard of someone having a weed overdose or not being able to give it up
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quote:Similar to cigarettes, at some point they get fed up with some aspect of their weed taking (e.g. paranoia, expense, the way it's affecting their work/studies) and make a decision to give up.
Originally posted by frostypaw:
OneWheelDave - i'm interested to hear about these weed addicts tho, what happened when they did try and give up? actual ill effects or was it more of a habit than a physical addiction?
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quote:So you are fighting for "freedom," but in your vision of freedom, people don't have the freedom to make choices that affect their own bodies.
Originally posted by Raymund Phule:
Mike, I cant give you a reason, both effect your brain and body in negitive ways.
In fact they should all be illeagle.
Ohh and if you think you are just hurting yourself, why dont you take a look at the "If it doesnt hurt anybody" thread (or whatever I called it).
-Mike
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A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
quote:Maybe I put it a little mildly so as not to provoke an argument on this sensitive issue.
Originally posted by frostypaw:
Gotta say mate that "a while later they end up buying some more" doesn't sound like a damaging addiction to me
i mean i like pizza, sometimes i stop eating that as i know it's fatty - and a while later i end up buying some more and eating it with my friends, but i wouldn't call that a bad addiction.
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quote:So are we in agreement that some people, using some drugs lose their ability to choose to not take that drug?
Originally posted by frostypaw:
But people do still have choice - and different drugs affect people differently that's why the discussion has fragmented some
for some drug A poses that risk - for others it does not
and certainly whether they are addictive or not applies to that
certainly i've never met a dope smoker in the state you describe, indeed most just stop or regulate their usage better than most drinkers i know - but they did manage to stop... maybe after that they needed to change their social circle and didn't *shrugs* i wouldn't know
thing is person by person drug by drug it's different, even nicotene, one of the worlds most addictive substances, can be given up - there is the choice - just are you willing to pay the price?
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whats up with all the limitations?
whats up with all the limitations?
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