Marijuana

In the world, there are very many states which have adopted the use of marijuana in medication. One of the many resources people undergo treatment is the issue of pain which can be caused by headaches, cancer, glaucoma and many others. States which have legalized the use of marijuana, the doctors at those particular states recommend marijuana to treat the pain. Marijuana could be used to reduce the cancer pain and therefore people would neglect the use of narcotics which contribute too many accidental deaths such as overdose.  Marijuana does not affect the health o a person when used in low quantity and therefore an advantage (Hill, 2015). Marijuana currently is the only type of drug that a person with cancer can use as an anti-nausea medicine. Lack of enough scientific research could actually cause harm to the users and therefore dangerous to use marijuana. There will be continued coughing due to smoking marijuana to treat pain. Productivity will be lost and also an addiction to the product will be the outcome of marijuana use (Van et al., 2013). Use of marijuana is a deviant behavior since scientifically; the product does more harm than good to the body.

Marijuana distorts the kind of a person, therefore, leaving the person very empty minded and without focus. Illegal drug abusers in the society are viewed as people who have failed morals compared to people who have abused prescribed drugs (Volkow et al., 2014).  Lack of concern is also an issue since the members of the public will think negatively about an illegal drug user than those who abuse prescribed drugs. Neglecting illegal drug abusers can also happen since the abusers of prescribed drugs can be insured anytime which would not happen in the case of illegal drug abusers. One tactic the legislative bodies have applied to stop illegal drug abuse is prosecuting drug cartel and any person found holding illegal drugs. This move has been very successful since it has seen the number of cartels reduce significantly over the time.

References

Hill, K. P. (2015). Medical marijuana for treatment of chronic pain and other medical and psychiatric problems: a clinical review. Jama, 313(24), 2474-2483.

Van Boekel, L. C., Brouwers, E. P., Van Weeghel, J., & Garretsen, H. F. (2013). Stigma among health professionals towards patients with substance use disorders and its consequences for healthcare delivery: systematic review. Drug and alcohol dependence, 131(1), 23-35.

Volkow, N. D., Baler, R. D., Compton, W. M., & Weiss, S. R. (2014). Adverse health effects of marijuana use. New England Journal of Medicine, 370(23), 2219-2227.