Marijuana
Marijuana is used throughout the country; after alcohol, it ranks as the second most prevalent in recreational drugs being taken. Marijuana was probably first used in some of the Asian countries, though there may have been different ways in how they were using it. In 6000 B.C., some of the marijuana seeds are used in China for food. Other thought that it has useful fiber that some archeological sites found it China about 4000 B.C. ago and some was first recorded as a medicine in 2727 B.C. in China. In 1500 B.C., also in China, marijuana was being grown for fiber and food. The mine workers of Africa were using marijuana, and so were the Jamaicans, to ease the pain and fatigue. The years from 1271 to 1295 were the first time that marijuana was being known throughout Europe. In the 20th century, marijuana was used as an intoxicant throughout the world; and Asian countries, Europe and the United States were using marijuana to relieve pain and some problems of ingestion. In the Middle East and Asia, marijuana is still used as a medicine.
Marijuana is a mixture of dried shredded leaves, seeds, stems and flowers of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa, and was usually green and brown in color. Hashish or hash, sinsemilla, and hash oil are the other forms of Marijuana; Hashish came from the resin of a female Cannabis sativa plant; Sinsemilla also came from the buds and the flowering tops of the female Cannabis sativa plant; and the hash oil is a liquid that was distilled from hashish, and it is composed of the compressed trichomes found in a Cannabis sativa plant. These plants were all psychoactive drugs that can change your mood, your heart rate, your capacity to feel, your senses, and your awareness.
Marijuana is also called Cannabis; it is one of the oldest psychoactive drugs that came from the parts of the Cannabis sativa plant, or hemp plant. Wherein sativa has a high THC and low Cannabinoids (CBD) level, it usually grows taller and takes much time to mature, and is better for growing outdoors.
More than 400 chemicals are present in a Marijuana plant; it includes the main active psychoactive chemical compound called delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, referred to as THC. The amount of THC that is contained in a drug determines how strong the drug is. Marijuana is composed of 3 percent THC; Sinsemilla has a THC concentration of 7.5 percent, or this can be as high as 24 percent THC; Hashish has an average of 2 percent to 8 percent, or even as high as 20 percent THC; Hashoil has between 15 to 50 percent, or even as high as 70 percent THC.
Marijuana is also known in different countries and with different street terms; other terms are known as weed, herb, schwag, jay, reefer, bionic, smoke, hash, hashish, 420, bud, the green, herbage, indigo, boo ya, indica, hooter, THC, red hair, J, doobage, chronic, hemp, budah, wacky tobacky, Mowie Wowie, thai sticks, dope, ganja, ysca, mex, sens, pot, skunk, grass, tea, doobie, MJ, toke, joint, homegrown, ganja, the kind, herb, joots, chongke and mary jane.
There are various ways or methods tried in using marijuana; usually it was smoked, using different devices; and sometimes, and more commonly, the leaves of a marijuana plant were rolled like a cigarette, with the use of a rolling paper. Others use a grinder, and put the ground Marijuana leaves inside rolled paper and into a cylinder. This method is called joint and was considered as the more portable method in using marijuana. Other methods make use of a "roach," which hold the joint until it was too short and difficult to smoke, to avoid burning the user. Examples are: forceps, alligator clips, and needle nose pliers.
Smoking marijuana is the common thing that was being done in all of the latter methods; marijuana is used with different kinds of pipes, either made of wood, ivory, stone, glass or metal pipes. Replacing a tobacco with marijuana is another way of using it, wherein the tobacco is taken out of a cigar and replaced with marijuana, this method is called blunt. Bongs are also used in marijuana; it is a water pipe that lets the smoke pass through the water inside the pipe, for it to cool. Other users mix it with various recipes, or put it like additives while baking brownies. Still others are chewing and ingesting Marijuana. Another method employed in using marijuana is one-hits; usually people who are using this method don’t want to smoke all of it, and they only smoke one inhalation per fill. Other methods are gas pipes, gravity bongs, and vaporizers.
There are different ways and devices already employed in using marijuana. And there are, likewise, many signs to watch out for in determining if a person uses marijuana; though it may be hard for someone to distinguish if a person is using marijuana, because it doesn’t produce easily noticeable signs of intoxication. One of the most distinguishing signs hinting that a person uses marijuana is that his eyes are red in color. Other signs that show if the person is using marijuana is that he has an indistinct sound when he talks, others are having a slight memory loss and are hyperactive, and some may feel dizzy, exhausted, not well-dressed and doesn’t take care of his/her belongings. Daily activities in school or work and even at home are changed; tardiness occurs more frequently and his/her performance is worsened; and there can be a loss of interest in a certain field that he used to be interested in.
Using marijuana is not encouraged for a person if he/she doesn’t have any illness; and for a person who is using it without any prescription, here are the effects of marijuana: for a person who has just started using marijuana, he/she feels relaxed and sleepy. For some users, they experience a lack of self-consciousness and are not able to control themselves. Other effects are obsession, hallucination, and delusion. The heart rate of a person using marijuana is greatly increased; he experiences difficulty in breathing or it can even cause asthma. Concentration, attentiveness, and coordination are really affected.
The treatment of marijuana is based on a step by step procedure, depending on a person’s case or how long the person has been using marijuana. Attending some treatment program helps in a person’s recovery. The time spent in the treatment of addiction in marijuana is different, thus every person does have a different match of treatment needed. Treatment of addiction in marijuana is possible; you can still help other people who are addicted in marijuana.
Marijuana Rehabilitation Patients Say About Malibu Horizon
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"All of my life, I wanted to try different things, even bad things. Maybe that’s why I ended up here. But there is one thing that has touched me; it is about life and what it signifies. After the treatment, my life changed and the vision of my life begins. I maybe the person that I was before, but I have changed for the better. And these I owe to Malibu Horizon, they made me reflect and change my life." – Chris
"Treatment program of the Malibu Horizon is one of the inspiring things in my life and I considered it as a lesson, which I know will last for a lifetime. Thank you guys of Malibu Horizon, I salute you!" – Brad
"I just want to thank everyone from Malibu Horizon who has given a part of their life to change me, the memories, the smiles, and the tears that has been shared by everyone. I know that life is wonderful once again. Thanks a lot Malibu Horizon." - Jack