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Long-Term Effects of Marijuana Use
Studies have linked long-term marijuana use to increased risk of cancer and heart attack. It has also been associated with many of the ailments correlated to tobacco smoking. Research has associated marijuana with chronic absenteeism, excessive workman’s compensation claims, diminished physical and mental health, subjective dissatisfaction with social life and unsatisfactory career advancement. (NIDA) Listed below are some more proximate signs that marijuana may use may be impacting a loved one:
- Increase in sedentary behavior
- Loss of Interest in Hobbies or Traditional Activities
- Decreased Motivation
- Shrinking Circle of Friends
- Sudden Increase of New or “Strange” Friends
- Increasingly Averse to Parental Inquiries (Indignant)
- Increasing Secretiveness
- Discolored Fingertips: (caused by marijuana smoke)
- Persistent Difficulty Concentrating or Problem Solving
- Persistent Impairment of Short-Term Memory
- Persistently Depressed Mood
- Increased Appetite: Particularly for High Calorie Junk Food
- Increasing Time Spent Alone
Remember that these signs present differently with different people. The above list is meant to help you home in on drug abuse. Once you’re suspicions have developed above a simple hunch, its time for a drug test. Click here for more information of drug tests.
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