Marijuana
Knowing that his first hour teacher didn't care if he was tardy, Jason casually walked off campus against the flow of everyone hurrying to their classes. As he walked to the alley where he went every day, he had already begun breaking up the big pieces of dried cannabis in his hand. When his friends ask if his teacher cares, he replies that he's sure his entire first period knows he walks in stoned, but they don't care. Jason is just one of the 27% of high school seniors who have used marijuana in the last month. Marijuana, whose use predates modern civilization, has become the most controversial drug of our time and may have greater adverse effects on the mind than once believed. "The first solid evidence of hemp use...comes from the Yang-shao culture of China (about 4500 BC)..." (Hermes and Galperin, 29). Granted it was used primarily for rope and making nets, "THC (as well as nicotine and cocaine) was recently identified in an Egyptian mummy from approximately 950 BC." (Kuhn et al., 125). Virginia and Massachusetts were the first places to grow the plant in North America in the early 1600's. But what began as one of the most essential crops for the colonies became the target of public concern near the start of t
This is because he and his friends go get high again, which consumes the time and the money set aside for lunch. Some growers go to the next step and create what is called hashish. As soon as he is out of the classroom, he bolts for the alley (the only safe place in his mind) and nearly gets himself killed. He joins Jason for the joint, but states that he doesn't like smoking joints because they don't get him very high. They include grade point average and performance at work, activity in school or community events, and number of friends outside their smoking group. "Adolescents who regularly use drugs tend to harbor unconventional beliefs and attitudes. Jason continued to think, "I can hang out with her next weekend, I'm gonna get stoned. They are considered "heavy users" on a short-term basis. This is the cause of the loss of concern for the user's grades, work evaluations, and participation in any other activities other that smoking weed. Even hallucination is possible, but only when very high THC blood levels are reached. As Jason gets ready to smoke, one of his friends walks into the alley, apparently planning the same thing Jason is about to do. Cannabis-induced Psychotic disorder is pretty rare, in which a user develops delusions, anxiety, or loss of touch with reality. "That may be why it's virtually impossible to take a fatal overdose of marijuana.
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