Marijuana

Marijuana is the word used to describe the dried flowers, seeds and leaves of the
Indian hemp plant. Hashish is made from the plant's gummy sap (resin) and is six
times stronger than marijuana. Cannabis describes any of the different drugs that
come from Indian hemp.

Today's growers have developed techniques to make the drug much stronger,
resulting in an increase in the number of marijuana-related emergency room visits.

Marijuana and hashish users build up a tolerance to the drugs, which can lead them
to take more of it or experiment with stronger drugs to get the same effect.

Street names:

• Weed
• Pot
• Ganja
• Texas tea
• Herb
• Dope
• Roach
• Hemp
• Reefer
• Grass
• Mary Jane
• Dagga
• Bhang
• Home grown
• J
• White widow
• Astro turf
• Hashish
• Chocolate
• Hash
• Shit

Effects of marijuana on human when overdose

 1. Short-term effects:
• Drowsiness
• Red eyes
• Increased appetite
• Loss of coordination
• Distorted vision, hearing and sense of time
• Increased heart rate
• Poor memory

1. Long-term effects:
• Psychotic symptoms
• Growth disorders
• Lung damage
• Reduced ability to learn and retain information
• Heart damage
• Reduction of male sex hormones
• Reduced ability to fight lung infections and illness

Withdrawal

For heavy marijuana smokers -- those who smoke 25 days or more per month
-- withdrawal symptoms when they try to quit smoking can be similar to those
experienced by people who quit smoking cigarettes, according to a Johns Hopkins
study. Marijuana smokers who quit report irritability, anger and trouble sleeping,
just as tobacco smokers report when they quit.

References

http://alcoholism.about.com/b/2008/01/31/marijuana-withdrawal-as-tough-as-
cigarettes.htm

http://www.drugfreeworld.org/?gclid=CLr5qbPr65sCFRZCagodfwRg4w#/videos/the-
truth-about-drugs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana

http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/?gclid=CLr5qbPr65sCFRZCagodfwRg4w#/videos/the-
truth-about-drugs

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/pot/f/mjp_faq24.htm

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/pot/f/

http://www.marijuanaaddictiontreatment.org/prevention.html