Warning: This article contains discussion of drug addiction which some readers may find distressing.
Despite what the songs might say, there’s no denying that smoking weed all the time doesn’t do you any good.
Look, that’s not to say people have found benefits from using cannabis for health conditions with some people having medical prescriptions for it. But generally, being addicted to any drug is not good for you, physically or mentally.
And one simulation shows just what impact it can have on you if you become dependent or addicted to weed and smoke it every day from your youth.
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Similarly, one former addict opened up about what happened when he gave it up, experiencing things like mental clarity and being able to ‘breathe easier’.
Former weed addict opens up
YouTuber Dorian Develops previously opened up about quitting smoking and the differences he’d noticed after just six months.
“I felt like I would have to read the same thing over and over because I couldn’t process it,” he noted, as things often felt ‘harder’ to do when he smoked.
“It’s so much easier to be motivated to go to the gym when you don’t wake up and smoke,” Dorian continued.
“[You] have more energy and you just have more mental clarity and focus. It’s a lot easier for you to want to set goals and be ambitious and do bigger things when you’re not in that weed brain fog state all the time.
“Being able to be organised and be productive is something that has improved so much in the last six months, especially in the last three.”
An improvement in his mental health
He also said his anxiety and depression had got ‘better’ as well as not feeling ‘as winded anymore’
“I feel like I have way more endurance in my lungs, I feel like I can breathe easier, I don’t wheeze anymore,” Dorian added.
Simulation shows weed’s impact
Posted by Dr Boogie on TikTok, the simulation is a result of compiled data from various studies to show the various health issues that may arise if you become addicted to weed.
It explains: "THC binds to the brain receptors causing short-term euphoria and altered perception."
Having an increased tolerance and therefore need for more of it can prompt potential changes in memory and learning areas'.
"Over years of daily use, especially starting young, chronic exposure can cause lasting changes in structure and function like reduced volume in areas for decision making and memory with cognitive impacts," the video continues.
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Topics: Mental Health, Drugs, TikTok
Jess Battison