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This 3 page paper examines the effects of marijuana, cocaine and alcohol. Examples are used to show that sometimes marijuana might impair judgment and lead to crime. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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As a stimulant of the nervous system, it increases body temperature and heart rate as well as constricting blood vessels ("Cocaine," 2006). It also elevates blood pressure ("Cocaine," 2006). What
the user is feeling is equated with stimulation to the sympathetic nervous system (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Negative physical events can occur short of death, which are seizures
and stroke (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). With long term use, or in high doses, "locomotor activity often becomes focused in repetitive movements like drawing repeated patterns" (Kuhn, Swartzwelder &
Wilson, 2003, p.210). The use of cocaine can affect sleeping habits and create muscle spasms in addition to damaging nasal tissues ("Crack cocaine effects," 2006). The nasal tissue damage results
from snorting. However, when users inject the substance they are at increased risk for hepatitis C and AIDS ("Research Report," 2005). Alcohol is by contrast a legal drug, but its
ramifications can be just as deadly when for example an alcoholic is actively drinking or someone drinks too much and is involved in a fatal accident. Alcohol itself can be
fatal if an individual drinks enough of the substance and falls asleep; during sleep the alcohol can reach dangerous levels (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Short term effects are memory
lapses, impairment of coordination and speech and the commonly associated drunken behavior. Long term, alcohol can affect brain cells (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Liver damage is also a possibility
and women are at greater risk for this result (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). Finally, marijuana is illegal in most states but considered to be the least destructive. It is
virtually impossible to overdose on marijuana. Yet, like alcohol, it does impair judgment. At first, marijuana elevates the mood of the individual, but later on, it renders the user rather
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