Marijuana
risky for people with Heart Diseases:
Marijuana
is a greenery herb also called as weed, herb, and ganja which people smoke in
hand rolled cigarette called as joints is a mixture of dried flower of Cannabis
sativa. Its cultivation was studied some 6,000 years back. At that time the
cardiovascular and other health effects of cannabis was not well studied.
Because cannabis is scheduled to have no acceptance in medical field or use and
is a high potential abuse. That leads to have numerous restrictions on
researchers making it difficult to carry out any research on Marijuana. It was
originated in United States as a medicinal product in mid 1800s. Compared to
smoking cigarettes, smoking marijuana is more risky as it causes many heart
diseases and also leads to heart strokes.
From Cardiovascular perspective it is seen that
marijuana is associated with increased risk for myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome, and increased sympathetic drive.
Effects of Cannabis:
- Anxiety and paranoia
- Impaired memory
- Difficulty thinking
- Respiratory problems
- Heightened risk of infections, especially
the lungs
- Cognitive impairment
Signs
of use of Marijuana:
- Lack of focus
- Talkativeness
- Secrecy
- Sleepiness
- Increased food cravings
- Bloodshot eyes
The relaxing effect of cannabis is it increases the
heart rate which results in the need of more oxygen. The occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation has been associated with effects
resulting from parasympathetic stimulation induced by cannabis.
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