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• The brain. Smoking marijuana leads to some changes in the brain similar to those caused by cocaine, heroin and alcohol. ... Caption: Fiction Number 2: Marijuana is a harmless drug. Fact: Marijuana is harmful.
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www.justthinktwice.com/factfiction/MarijuanaisHarmless....
www.justthinktwice.com/factfiction/MarijuanaisHarmless.cfm
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Fact: Moderate smoking of marijuana appears to pose minimal danger to the lungs. Like tobacco smoke, ... Myth: Marijuana's Harms Have Been Proved Scientifically. In the 1960s and 1970s, many people believed that marijuana was harmless. Today we know that marijuana is much more dangerous than previously believed.
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www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/
www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/
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On the first point, science is once again confirming that regular marijuana use is anything but harmless. ... By Eva von Schaper – July 27 (Bloomberg) — Smoking marijuana increases the risk of developing psychosis later in life by 40 percent, with heavy users having an even higher risk of mental problems,
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flaggman.wordpress.com/2007/07/27/marijuana-leads-to-ps...
flaggman.wordpress.com/2007/07/27/marijuana-leads-to-psychosis/
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I read awhile back (can't recall the link) that to overdose from smoking marijuana would require so many joints in quick succession that the smoker would have long succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning before THC poisoning set in. ... View Full Version : Is marijuana a harmless drug?
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forums.appleinsider.com/archive/index.php/t-23166.html
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Last January 2007 I wrote a web log called, "Marijuana, Just Harmless Fun?" There were a variety of reactions to that web log entry. Among those were some that were very supportive and confirming of the dangers of chronic marijuana smoking, especially from those who admitted to histories of chronic smoking.
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www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=28807&c...
www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=28807&cn=14
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There is a prevailing attitude among many users of marijuana that it just harmless fun. I know from direct experience in my practice that many of these individuals smoke this drug at home, with their husband or wife and with the presence of ... Although marijuana smokers deny the ill effects of pot smoking on health,
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www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=28585&w...
www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=28585&w=5&cn=14
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Some surprising facts about the serious effects of marijuana smoking in adolescents ... ; Adolescents who use marijuana weekly are; 9 times more likely than non-users; to experiment with illegal drugs or alcohol. ... Still think is a "Harmless Drug"?
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www.teenswithproblems.com/harmlessdrug.html
www.teenswithproblems.com/harmlessdrug.html
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I do think it can be bad if it leads to harder drugs but my boyfriend can only go to sleep just with a little marijuana smoking and he has tried ambien, lunesta and prescription sleeping pills. With pot he wakes up refreshed and gets a good sleep.
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www.drug-and-alcohol-rehab-info.com/addiction/index.php...
www.drug-and-alcohol-rehab-info.com/addiction/index.php/negative-effects-of-marijuana/
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Heightening the concern over this stabilization in use is the finding that, compared to last year, the proportion of 8th-graders who perceived smoking marijuana as harmful and the proportion who disapprove of the drug’s use have decreased.
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www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html
www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html
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