The medulla controls many functions essential to life such as heart rate and digestion so the lack of receptors in this area has prevented any deadly overdoses of marijuana. ... Marijuana causes the heart to beat up to forty times more per minute. This can cause heart attacks or heart failure. Approximately 1% of all heart attack victims suffer their heart attacks on the same day as using marijuana and .2% of victims say that they smoked marijuana within one hour of their attack. The effects of marijuana on the heart and other organs can be very dangerous, however this effect is highly insig...

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Depression is a brain illness, and is really similar to having a heart illness, hypertension or diabetes. ... Tormented by panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, flashbacks, nightmares or countless frightening physical symptoms, some people with anxiety place themselves under house arrest. To get over their anxiety attacks most people turn to marijuana to relax. ... Cocaine affects the cardiovascular system, including disturbances in the heart rhythm and heart attacks. ... Marijuana, which is the most used illegal drug in the United States, affects the heart, brain, and lungs. ...

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Cocaine in all its forms causes the heart to beat more rapidly and blood vessels to constrict. ... With high doses, users can become paranoid or suffer heart attacks. ... Negative consequences of heroin range from mild distress to life-threatening dangers and include: skin infection, reduced night vision, vomiting, loss of appetite, scarring (tracks) along veins and collapsed veins from repeated injections, slow heartbeat, noisy breathing due to excessive fluid in the lungs, injuries while operating machinery, such as a car, addiction, hepatitis, AIDS, stroke, heart attack, coma and death. ...

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Narcotics are depressant drugs, they are mostly made from a plant that produces the drug opium, the plant is called a poppy. This drug is highly addictive and it causes both physical and emotional dependancy. The use of narcotics can cause poor coordination and slow reflexes, loss of conscien...

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John marsden said "Lack of over the use of substances is indeed at the heart of what an addiction is " (bbc.co.uk, 1997) The most harmful addiction is type is drug, particulsrly cocaine. ... The cocaine travels back to the right side of the heart, out to the lungs, to the left side of the heart and up to the brain, completing its journey in 30-60 seconds. ... They are: "increased energy, decreased appetite, mental alertness, increased heart rate and blood pressure, constricted blood vessels, increased temperature, dilated pupils. ... On the other hand, disturbances in heart rhythm, hear...

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" On the other hand, Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder caused when an infection results in the body to make a mistake and attack the cells in the pancreas that make insulin. ... High blood glucose can cause heart attacks, kidney failure, strokes and complications with the eye, and nerve. ...

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Addiction is the condition factor of being addicted to a particular, substance, thing, or activity according to https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=define+addiction. There are many kinds of addiction, such as drugs, sex, video game, shopping, etc.(http://www.sobernation.com/22-diferent-types-of-ad...

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Outline Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of the dangers and risks of drugs. Central Idea: Drugs consume the lives of many adults, teenagers, young children, and babies. Drugs have been introduced into our lives in a number of ways, either by prescription by an accredited doctor,...

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Some short term effects that the article mentioned were, dilated pupils, dry mouth and throat, a rise in heart rate and blood pressure, they develop a tension in the jaw, sweating increases and appetite is suppressed. ... Some psychiatric short-term effects would be, depression, and panic attacks. ...

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Steroids, Illegal or Not, a Quick Fix for Some Athletes Issues of cheating or winning at any cost, are becoming more and more common among athletes of all ages and levels of ability. The use of steroids is one of the biggest issues in the current debate weather or not it is fair for drug-free ath...

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The short-term effects of marijuana include: problems with memory, learning, judgment and complex motor skills, distorted perception (sight, sound, time, touch), difficulty speaking, listening, thinking, and problem solving, dry mouth and throat, bloodshot eyes, anxiety or panic attacks, paranoia in some users, and increased heart rate. ...

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