Air-Clinic Writing contest: Uses And Abuses of Marijuana

Large number of American states having decriminalized the herb for personal use, suddenly scientist have had the privilege to perceive what marijuana also known as cannabis actually does on a mass scale. Anti-drugs activist think that a few puffs on a joint will turn you into a red-eyed. Researchers at Columbia University observed patients who smoked weed were more able to sleep and were less anxious and more likely to complete their course. Another research found that ingredients in marijuana known as THC help with withdrawal symptoms and could promote quick weight loss . Though with it so benefits,it has also caused damages to ones personal life and the youth in the society.

Now the story

You are too chicken to smoke Abubakar's friend kept daring him. In a contest to prove to his friends he can and as an athletes being told marijuana can help him perform better and can boost his creativity became a stepping block to being initiated to smoking marijuana. To make their words more effective, they listed few athletes they thought but without prove smokes weed as their source of energy. He felt like arguing further until they browsed it online to show him what several scientist listed as the benefits. The fact that it was true missed the truth that weed also has more damage than good.

Few weeks later, he found himself at the end of the road with addiction. His friends only kept pouring praises on his perfection and registered him as a man but he began to experience fear that he is being watched, making him lack the comfort of a normal and free life. He started acting strange, seeing and hearing things which were not real. Why is that man holding a knife? He will ask his friends who burst into laughing when actually the man was holding nothing and slowly he loss his sense of personal identity and he also started to experience sexual problems.

Gradually he started to have negative thoughts about himself and what he could do. He hated the paranoia but the addiction was a pin to his choice, he became so paranoid that he drove away his immediate friends. His IQ began to decline, his thinking and ability to learn and perform complex tasks got impaired and also noticed a lower life satisfaction. These got him more worried , he tried as much to stop but the addiction was strong.

He couldn't help himself anymore but to seek a medical help. The Doctor told him the uses and effect of marijuana on health, it help loss weight, burst sexual performance, hinder the growth of lung cancer, and hinder epileptic seizure, prevent stroke from the brain ,and help cerebral blood flow, and may help relieve pain but it also have affect when abused , affect like it could affect the lungs ,heart and our reasoning ability the doctor told him.
Thanks he said to the doctor
Though it was too late already diagnosed of chronic bronchitis but he lived a smoke-free life afterwards

Word count :350

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