The Side Effects Of Marijuana - Reasons For You to Quit Smoking

Most people consider marijuana to fall into the easy drug category and thus without too many side effects. Thus they think it is OK to smoke it, most of all if they think about all the benefits of getting high such as feeling happy longer, escape the problems they have to face every day, build a stronger self esteem and last but not least, being accepted among those considered and admired as COOL. People leaving a stressful life, smoking marijuana is the means to get relaxed.

Whatever category of people choosing to smoke marijuana you fall into, you should realize that all these negative feelings and thoughts are transitory and that you don't need a drug to make them go away.

Think twice (consider the side effects of this drug compared to the transitory state of happiness it can give you) before taking this action because you will suffer the consequences for doing it sooner or later. Those who have learnt it the hard way can testify for that.

Among the short-term marijuana effects there are:

1. Cognitive abilities such as memory, perception and concentration are seriously affected when smoking marijuana. This can be notices first of all in teenagers who use it considering it benefic. Due to memory loss induced by marijuana, students will no longer be able to retain what they learn at school. Their grades will fall and sometimes this makes the student drop out not of marijuana, but of school instead. Studying will no longer be interesting, while smoking pot will give them the best time in the world.

2. Marijuana smoking is more and more related to juvenile delinquency. One of the drug effects in teenagers is insensitivity and bad temper and thus teenage smokers are always ready to put up a fight. This can get worse while, as addicts, they are looking for ways of getting the weed they need.

3. The most serious side effect of marijuana smoking is lung cancer, a lethal disease the most marijuana addicts face. Except for that, good mental state becomes a dream for those addicts who don't stop marijuana smoking in time. So much for the heaven these people hoped for when they first started using this drug.

But these are only some of the marijuana side effects. It is a shame to see so many teenagers smoking this drug and thus destroying their future, their life. Addiction to this drug will eventually prevent them from building a career, having a normal, healthy and happy family life. For most of such teenagers villainy and jail is the only future marijuana addiction can offer.

If you are one of those people whose life is lead by this drug, stop now and be determined to change your life, your future. All the wonderful dreams you have about living a happy healthy life cannot be fulfilled by a drug, but rather with your own effort and positive thinking. Live life yourself, don't let marijuana live it for you!