Are_There_Health_Risks_Associated_With_Marijuana_Use_

Are There Health Risks Associated With Marijuana Use' Are There Health Risks Associated to Marijuana Use' Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the United States, it is used more than all other illegal drugs combined. It has been estimated that 33% of the U.S population over the age of 12 has used marijuana at least once in their lifetime. Roughly 20 million people use marijuana yearly, and about 2 million people are thought to use marijuana everyday. (5) Marijuana use is often associated with adverse health affects such as impaired judgment leading to injury, impaired cognitive functioning, adverse affects on the immune system, and increased heart trauma, but the problem is that studies of the potential health risks of marijuana use have been scarce and contradictory. (2) This paper looks at several of these studies to determine if marijuana use is “bad” for you as far as associated health risks. The use of marijuana by older people has increased, thus increasing cannabis use among the age group most prone to coronary artery disease. Cannabis is the medical term used for marijuana. Smoking marijuana is known to increase heart rate by 20 to 100%, so it is the purpose of this study marijuana, risks, study, health, associated, studies, people, increase, found, been, within, patients, infarction, immune, whether, users, term, onset, often, myocardial, increased, hour, heart, group, cytokine, cannabis, between, various, type, times, system, smoking, showed, related, purpose