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There have been at least 72 deaths attributed to GHB, yet GHB places behind cannabis on the chart for physical harm -- why?? Amphetamine is physically damaging not only to the cardiovascular system, but the central nervous system as well, so it should place much higher when it comes to "physical harm" than most of the other drugs on the graph.
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the Western world. [3] In the United States, 10-20% of those who begin the use of cannabis daily will later become dependent. [4] [5] Cannabis use can lead to addiction, which is defined as "when the person cannot stop using the drug even though it interferes with many aspects of his or her life."
English: A rational scale to assess the harm of drugs. Data source is the March 24, 2007 article: Nutt, David, Leslie A King, William Saulsbury, Colin Blakemore. "Development of a rational scale to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse" The Lancet 2007; 369
“Addiction, or cannabis use disorder, develops in about 10% of users,” he says. “Initiating cannabis at a younger age is a risk factor for developing problematic cannabis use, which can ...
And while cannabis may not be as addictive as drugs such as cocaine and opioids (or, for that matter, legal substances such as alcohol and nicotine), Bonar is still concerned about use disorder.
Many people try marijuana, and some develop an addiction leading to their lives — and the lives of others — being turned upside down, Dr. Mark Hurst writes. 'Marijuana is, in fact, a problem.'
A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
Teen marijuana use (non-medical) in 2024 also declined for all three grades, with the percentage of students using marijuana in the last 12 months at 26% in 12th grade, 16% in 10th grade and 7% in ...