Title: MARIJUANA
Headings: MARIJUANA
MARIJUANA
Content: However, as the user repeatedly uses marijuana to escape, he becomes less and less able to cope with everyday challenges. This behavior is known as the amotivational syndrome. Chronic users lose interest in achieving goals and instead become moody, easily fatigued, depressed, and experience difficulty in coping with stressful or complex situations. Similar to the amotivational syndrome, burnout is the effect of prolonged marijuana use. Heavy users become dull and inattentive and sometimes unaware of their surroundings. They often do not respond when spoken to and do not realize they have a problem. A common negative reaction to marijuana is the "acute panic anxiety reaction." People describe this an extreme fear of 'losing control," which causes panic. Symptoms usually disappear within five to eight hours. Gateway Drug
Marijuana is considered to be a gateway drug.