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The Shocking Things Smoking Pot Does to the Brain and Body
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Marijuana is More Dangerous for Teens, However
Your chances of becoming addicted to pot increases greatly if you use it daily and you start smoking while you are still a teenager. The National Institute on Drug Use states that addiction increases to about 17 percent for those who start in their teens and as high as 50 percent amount those who smoke it daily. In your teenage years, pot can cause changes to the brain that impair learning abilities, because teenagers’ brains are still not fully developed and are still growing and changing until the age of 25 or so. So habitual pot smoking can lead to changes in the brain which leads to changes in personality, judgement skills, and reasoning abilities. Although adults appear to use pot with very little, if any, harm, in teenagers, marijuana damages the heart, lungs, and increases the incidences of depression and anxiety. Some studies have even linked it to schizophrenia, but further research is needed in this area.
Much of the pot that is being sold today is much more potent than it was in the 1960’s. This means the potential for more serious effects on teenagers is more prevalent than ever before. Doctors state that they are seeing many more emergency room visits with excessive vomiting and delirium episodes involving teenagers.
Although this isn’t something young people want to hear, you should wait until you are at least 20 before you being smoking or consuming pot on a daily basis. Parents, you should also discuss this with your children, although chances are good they won’t listen. All you can do is try.
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