The most commonly used illegal drug ever since time immemorial are what we call“marijuana.” There have been survey’s determining that as early as 12 years old there have been around 70 million Americans who have had the chance of being able to try using marijuana at least once. There have been other shocking surveys too where a whooping five million Americans have been smoking marijuana at least once a week including those that are pregnant women.

Although marijuana such as those who have been “smoking pot” has been one of the most favorite safe recreational substances particularly among teenagers but it has also serious side effects. It has been thoroughly conducted over the last three decades by the best researchers in America that constant use of marijuana put ones life in danger with its long term side effects. Now let me name just a few of the many bad effects for longer term of the use of marijuana.

The continuous and severe pot smoking will destroy the immune system of a person where the bronchial passages will be periled and would most certainly increase the risk of respiratory illnesses or even lung cancer if this addiction cannot be compelled from the very beginning.  After all, the very nature of marijuana as well as cigarette smoke is dangerous to ones health. It has the same toxins that are considerably the prime precursor to lung diseases. This would also mean suppressing the immune system of that person under the influence of marijuana leaving him or her very vulnerable to a myriad of illnesses to which they might encounter such sickness where there has been no certain cure to it. Therefore the possibility of death is high among those that are actively smoking pots or marijuana. Other long term consequences would also include that of stroke, emphysema, heart disease and far other numerous types of cancer.

Aside from such other vulnerabilities, mental disorders are also common to those who have been found addicted to the use of marijuana. Hallucinations, panic attacks and memory loss are only some of the many things that one must fear if they are not able to alter their behavior and compel themselves to live a healthier life without severely engaging themselves to smoking pots.

Reduction of sperm count and the delay of puberty are also unfortunate eventualities a person might experience if he or she fails to induce themselves upon the severe use of marijuana. Teenagers also begin to feel a reduced stamina for constant pot smoking causes decreased circulation as well as rapid heartbeat.

For women, their menstrual cycle will be affected and ovulation might be interfered while those pregnant women who cannot quit themselves on smoking pot will eventually regret doing so for it is of the expense to the normal development among their new born babies.

Drug dependency will affect these people if as early as now they cannot appreciate this article as a warning for them. The physical and psychological addiction brought about by this most controversial drug will lead to a serious health and social problems.