Smoking weed has many cons in the human body, as it is a preventable common health risk factor. Smoking weed can potentially lead to death, or this drug can cause severe damages in the body. When someone smokes, every smoke they inhale will flow throughout the entire anatomy body and will leave a trace behind. The respiratory system is the system that gets most affected, due to requiring access to inhale and exhale the smoke. When the drug is inhaled, the smoke goes into our lungs who then releases the dosage it to the bloodstream, and let it flow freely into the entire body impacting our organs. Because the respiratory system is affected by the drug, the breathing system can cause different types of infections, diseases, or lung problems, like chronic bronchitis and may cause damage to lung tissues.
Aside from the respiratory system, weed can also alter the nervous system like one of the most vital organs, the brain. The brain gets involved into all this health problems because once the THC (the main active ingredient in cannabis) is carried to this important organ, the brain. The brain gets triggered when the drug activates where there is a high quantity of brain cell receptors. In other words, it triggers the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that makes us feel euphoria. In that case, that is how people get the 'high' they feel and have short term side effects, like impaired memory or changes in mood.
In other cases, there are long-term effects and because we are talking about teens here, teens who consume it, are in the process of brain development due to an early age. When young adults start consuming Marijuana at a young age, their brain will begin to develop differently than a normal healthy teen's brain. This change will affect this developing vital organ causing chronic health issues early or later in life. The heart also gets affected since it increases the probability of stroke, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and sudden cardiac death. When the consumption of smoking takes place, it may lead to damages in the lining of the arteries causing atheroma, the building of fatty material that narrows the artery.
The health issues of smoking weed are physical and mental effects, affecting the daily lives of the teenager consuming the drug. For the physical effects of smoking, it includes breathing problems, increases heart rate, problems with child development during and after pregnancy, and intense nausea and vomiting. When you hear this, you may think they are temporary effects, and yes they may be, but once you consume this drug your consciousness gets delay; therefore if you are driving it may cause preventable accidents.
For mental effects, it includes temporary hallucinations, temporary paranoia, and may worsen symptoms in patients who have schizophrenia. When the consumption of Marijuana causes mental health issues, it means that the usage is getting to a constant utilization, and may become a long-term outcome of smoking pot. Smoking has many consequences in the human body, but one that you can not change is that the consumer is at risk of dying at a younger age.