How Does Cannabis Cause Mental Illness

The marijuana not only affect the brain and performer, also increase the risk on mental illness. The marijuana is related with mental health problems such as psychosis, depression or anxiety. The psychosis is severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions. ("Psychotic Disorders: MedlinePlus", n.d.). Psychosis is one of most common

Illnesses can also be treated by cannabis. Illness is something that someone gets over time but it eventually goes away. (The Union, Brett Harvey) Cannabis is an excellent and healthy way to relieve pain from migraine headaches. (The Union, Brett Harvey) Migraines are often caused by nausea, flashes of light, and photosensitivity. (How Weed won the west, Kevin Booth) When cannabis is taken in to a person’s body it impacts the Autonomic Nervous system which causes that person to breathe easier and relax. (The Union, Brett Harvey)

It also significantly reduces the ability for cancer to spread. Research shows that in cannabis, cannabidiol helps stop the spread of breast cancer. This does the same this as chemotherapy, but without the pain and unpleasant side effects. Marijuana can’t cause any permanent mental illness. Today marijuana is stronger than it was back in the 70s but it is not anymore dangerous. Less than 1% of people who smoke marijuana become dependent on it, and it is very unlikely to become addicted.

Marijuana is a mixture of the dried parts of the cannabis sativa hemp plant. Excessive marijuana use can lead to an addiction. The main chemical in marijuana is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which moves quickly through the bloodstream and to the brain, causing mild hallucinogenic effects. THC binds with cannabdnob receptors and activates neurons, which causes adverse effects on the mind and body. THC can mimic or block actions of neurotransmitters and interfere with normal functions. Marijuana use can lead to disturbed thoughts and can worsen psychotic symptoms. The short-term effects of marijuana include impaired coordination; skewed sensory and time perception; difficulty with thinking; shortened attention span and distractibility; impaired learning and memory. Long term users of marijuana often experience lowered motivation and some can experience anxiety, panic attacks, respiratory illness, and increased heart rate and risk of heart attack.

In reality, marijuana has the effect of slightly increasing alpha-wave activity in your brain. Alpha waves are generally associated with meditative and relaxed states, which are, in turn, often associated with human creativity

Marijuana is also much less harmful than addictive drugs, such as cocaine and heroin (“Office of National” 4). Some skeptics may say that this is an instance of replacing one drug with another. However, marijuana has been proven to be non-addictive and to alleviate many symptoms for people suffering from mental and emotional disorders (Musto 1-9). Researchers note that cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana, may effectively treat a number of different physical and mental ailments, including post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, and depression (“Office of National” 3). Research shows the benefits of using marijuana to help in successfully treating mental illnesses.

     Researchers believe that marijuana blocks the messages going to your brain and alters your perceptions and emotions, vision, hearing, and coordination. A recent study of 1,023 trauma patients admitted to a shock trauma unit found that one-third had marij

Cannabis has copious amounts of effects on your body and brain. The effects range from bad all the way to good. Negative effects of cannabis may include anxiety, paranoia, and lowered reaction time, increased heart rate, distorted sense of time, and in some cases, psychosis. Cannabis does have positive effects for people with illnesses including cancer, multiple sclerosis, and many more. For teens, however, there is an increase of cannabis’ negative effects on the brain. This may include decreased brain activity, decreased neurons, trouble thinking and focusing, and a higher rate of dropping out of high school. Chronic users of cannabis may become dependent on it. It can also increase your rate of respiratory problems,

However, there is accumulating evidence of the psychological consequences of using marijuana. Many chronic marijuana smokers have a psychosis that is now medically deemed as, “A-motivational Syndrome” (Chopra 38). A psychosis is a condition where a person experiences some loss of contact with reality. A person with a psychosis can experience any or more of the following symptoms: auditory hallucinations (hearing voices that aren't really there), visual hallucinations (seeing things which aren't there), delusions (believing things that aren't true), jumbled thoughts and strange behavior. Patients with A-motivational Syndrome are left with the well-recognized and permanent symptoms of memory loss, apathy and loss of motivation (Chopra 38). After marijuana started to be widely used approximately 20 years ago, for permanent damage to occur it was felt by some that marijuana had to be heavily used over at least three years. However, there is accumulating evidence that smaller amounts will do damage. It is logical that to get the permanent “ A-motivational Syndrome”, small amounts of damage have to accumulate incrementally (Chopra 40). Although many marijuana connoisseurs of today may totally deny that that the use of this drug has lasting effects on the brain, research findings clearly indicate that long-term use of marijuana produces changes in the brain similar to those seen after long-term use of other major drugs of abuse (Erickson 89).

Marijuana is a dehydrated, torn green and brown mixture of leaves, flower and stem. Marijuana comes from the main plant known as Cannabis Sativa. Marijuana Leaves and stems contain high absorption of active chemical known as THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). When using marijuana the Psychoactive Ingredient which is also known as THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) passes into the blood and goes straight to the brain and other organ of the body (Anderson L 2014).

Available scientific evidence indicate that marijuana contain a useful chemical that treats several mental disorder illnesses. The useful purpose of this drug has prompted a long standing debate as

Continuous cannabis use may increase the risk of a psychotic disorder by impacting the persistence of symptoms. Researchers failed to mention any written consent. The study had a limitation due to the DIA-X/M-CIDI using self-reported data. This study pertains to current research because of risk factors associated with developing a psychotic disorder.

“Studies in the early 1970s showed that marijuana, when smoked, lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in people with normal pressure and those with glaucoma” (Welsh). Other illnesses marijuana helps would be epilepsy. For example, Robert J. DeLorenzo, of Virginia Commonwealth University, gave marijuana extract and synthetic marijuana to epileptic rats. The drugs rid the rats of the seizures for about 10 hours.(Welsh) Cannabinoids like the active ingredients in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (also known as THC), control seizures by binding to the brain cells responsible for controlling excitability and regulating relaxation. Now it doesn’t completely cure the disease, but it does help the symptoms and most of the causes. Even if it helps a little, it's still better than nothing. It makes it one step closer to finding a cure, with more research and data. Some myths about marijuana are that people get addicted to it easily. A study has shown that most who use marijuana do not become addicted to it. Published data showed that only 9% of adults and 17% of young people get addicted to it (Rathi). Another myth was it’s harmful. It’s not as harmful as other drugs. It is not as dangerous as opioids, for example, but while marijuana may not be as bad as opioids, it still can be dangerous. Another myth would be inhaling marijuana has different risks than eating it. The risks are mostly associated with

One common myth associated with smoking marijuana is smoking marijuana can cause permanent mental illness. There is no convincing scientific evidence proving that smoking marijuana can cause psychological damage and mental illness in teenagers and young adults. Marijuana does not cause profound changes in people’s behaviors.

The use of cannabis toward medicine should not be shocking to anyone, since it has been around for centuries. As a matter of fact, it has been under medicinal aid for an estimated 5,000 years. Western medicine truly grasped marijuana’s medicinal abilities in the 1850’s. Infact, doctors documented over one hundred papers about how marijuana helped numerous disorders, such as nausea, glaucoma, movement disorders, pain relief, depression, and anxiety. It also helps cancer patients and those with HIV or Aids. Currently, many American patients have access to marijuana use so that they can have effective treatments for their illnesses. Medical marijuana use is achievable because