Thursday, September 30, 2010

Health problems caused due to substance abuse

There are various drugs which are abused by the addicts. The types of in-taking the drug also varies from each other. Some of the drugs are supposed to be taken nasally, some intravenously, some through smoking etc. Marijuana rehab is a drug that is taken through smoking. Let’s see brief history of this drug. This drug is derived from a plant named cannabis. The word marhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifijuana comes from Spanish Mexican word Mar iguana. As per a report by the United Nations this is the most widely used illicit drugs in the world. The cannabis plant’s derivatives are used as the psychoactive drug. This drug has been in use since 3 millennium BC, its traces are also found in the Hindu religion. This drug was used in some of the medicines written in Vedas. This drug is the most ancient in its origin and has its scope spread across the globe. Many countries were aware of its properties as a drug as well as an addictive substance. Many of the old books have a reference of the cannabis plant.

This drug has special properties. Marijuana releases serotonin which is a chemical in the brain that triggers a feeling of pleasure. The most common method for using this drug is to place the dried leaves, stems, and flowers of this plant onto rolling paper and make it into a cigarette, to be smoked. It can also be smoked in a water pipe or other metal or glass pipe. This drug can also be put in food products or be mixed with coffee or tea.When someone smokes Marijuana regularly the brain gets used to higher amounts of serotonin production than normal , so when these addicts try to quit smoking this drug, then the production drops , followed by which they experience a mild mental withdrawal from the dependence on the previously increased levels of serotonin and the pleasure it brought along with. When one gets used to the high, it becomes very difficult to refrain oneself from smoking it. The addicts try to find new ways to justify their addiction.

This addiction cannot be cured without professional help. Getting admitted into a Marijuana rehab is one wise step taken towards a sober life. This addiction is commonly found because this drug is easily available like alcohol. Marijuana addiction is commonly found in any age.

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