What does hashish do to your body?

Answer 1

In some individuals it can lead to schizophrenia, but this occurs mostly in teenagers, Other mental health problems have been linked with smoking "hasish" but many have not been proven. smoking hash will kill you slowly or right away.

People who smoke marijuana often have the same respiratory problems as cigarette smokers. These individuals may have daily cough and phlegm, symptoms of chronic bronchitis, and more frequent chest colds. They are also at greater risk of getting lung infections like pneumonia. Marijuana contains some of the same, and sometimes even more, of the cancer-causing chemicals found in cigarette smoke.

Effects of Heavy Marijuana or Hashish Use on Learning and Social BehaviorMarijuana or hashish affects memory, judgment and perception. Learning and attention skills are impaired among people who use marijuana or hashish heavily. Longitudinal research on marijuana use among young people below college age indicates those who use marijuana have lower achievement than the non-users, more acceptance of deviant behavior, more delinquent behavior and aggression, greater rebelliousness, poorer relationships with parents, and more associations with delinquent and drug-using friends. Effects on PregnancyAny drug of abuse can affect a mother's health during pregnancy. Some studies have found that babies born to mothers who used marijuana during pregnancy were smaller than those born to mothers who did not use the drug. In general, smaller babies are more likely to develop health problems.

A nursing mother who uses marijuana passes some of the THC to the baby in her breast milk. Research indicates that the use of marijuana by a mother during the first month of breast-feeding can impair the infant's motor development.

Addictive PotentialA drug is addicting if it causes compulsive, uncontrollable drug craving, seeking, and use, even in the face of negative health and social consequences.

While not everyone who uses marijuana becomes addicted, when a user begins to seek out and take the drug compulsively, that person is said to be dependent or addicted to the drug.

Some frequent, heavy users of marijuana develop a tolerance for it. Tolerance means that the user needs larger doses of the drug to get the same desired results that he or she used to get from smaller amounts.

Extent of UseMarijuana and hashish remain the most commonly used illicit drugs in the United States. There were an estimated 2.1 million people who started using marijuana in 1998. According to data from the 1998 NHSDA, more than 72.0 million Americans (33 percent) 12 years of age and older have tried marijuana at least once in their lifetimes, and almost 18.7 million (8.6 percent) had used marijuana or hashish in the past year. In 1985, 56.5 million Americans (29.4 percent) had tried marijuana at least once in their lifetimes, and 26.1 million (13.6 percent) had used marijuana within the past year.

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As THC enters the brain, users may feel anxious, euphoric, 'high' and/or fearful. Others may feel relaxed and talkative. Some people enjoy the perceptual distortions produced by cannabis; other people find these effects to be unpleasant. When first using cannabis, many people do not experience psychoactive effects (effects which affect the mind, mood or mental processes), but with repeated use they do.

Short-term use of cannabis can produce many other effects:

• red eyes
• spontaneous laughter
• drowsiness
• increased hunger (often called "munchies")
• mild paranoia, anxiety or panic
• impaired reaction time, coordination and motor skills
• impaired short-term memory
• increased heart rate and decrease in blood pressure (may lead to fainting)
• dry mouth and throat
• irritation of the respiratory tract (with smoking)

In addition, a person could potentially experience:

• hallucinations (seeing something that does not exist)
• pseudo-hallucinations (seeing colours or patterns that the user knows are not real)
• paranoia
• severe agitation
• disorientation
• abdominal pain

On its own, cannabis intoxication is not lethal. However, cannabis interferes with concentration, perception, reaction time, and coordination. These effects impair a person's ability to drive safely (cars, boats, snow mobiles, etc) or operate any machinery.

Alcohol and cannabis intensify each other's effects. Combined use may result in severe impairment.

Cannabis, either alone or in combination with alcohol, is a factor in many injuries and unintentional deaths.

Long-Term EffectsCannabis smoke irritates the respiratory passages. This can lead to bronchitis, especially if used regularly. Cannabis smoke has some of the same toxic substances that are found in tobacco smoke that can cause cancer.

Frequent cannabis use affects motivation and concentration. It can interfere with school and job performance.

Long-term heavy use may also precipitate psychosis or schizophrenia in individuals with a genetic predisposition. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder. People with schizophrenia lose touch with reality and may:

• experience paranoia
• have delusions
• hallucinate

Cannabis use can complicate the course and treatment of this disorder, for example it can enhance the symptoms of schizophrenia.

Answer 2

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