How do you know if a guy smokes weed? Signs of long-term use

Human life is oversaturated with temptations of various kinds. This gambling, alcohol and drugs. Among the drug world, smoking weed brings the greatest harm. It is especially common among young people, as it is considered a light drug that does not provoke addiction and dependence. This opinion is erroneous, because narcotic smoking mixtures cause the development of persistent dependence on the psychological and physical level.

Not to mention the harm that weed does to the body. The consequences of such a hobby can be terrible - almost all smokers eventually switch to the consumption of harder drugs, which rapidly lead a person to complete degradation and death. How to notice trouble in time? For this, there are certain signs of smoking weed in adults.

You can recognize a person smoking weed by some clearly manifested signs.

While the person is sitting smoking mixture, his brain does not have time to degrade completely, and is not so clouded. At this level, it is still possible to get rid of addiction and return a person to a normal society, provided that adequate and timely treatment. But first you need to realize what kind of threat the seemingly harmless weed poses, to learn about the harm that the smoking mixture brings with it.

According to UN statistics, about 160 million people consume narcotic herbal mixtures on an ongoing basis.

What is "weed"

"Grass" is the common name for cannabis. This plant was once famous for its useful and valuable qualities. But over time, the source of benefit has become a real "hell fiend." Such a metamorphosis occurred due to cannabinoids, in in large numbers included in the plant. It is these compounds that negatively affect the functioning of the body and cause persistent dependence over time.

In the process of consumption, cannabinoids actively affect the receptors of the brain, which affects the behavior of the addict. While under a smoking high, a person experiences a wide variety of sensations, ranging from mild euphoria, accompanied by inexplicable laughter, to hallucinogenic states and memory lapses.

Weed is a drug made from cannabis.

The vast majority of people, especially young and frivolous people, naively believe that weed is completely harmless. Such a false belief costs not only health, but sometimes life.

In many countries (including Russia) the cultivation of cannabis is prohibited at the official level. Any derivatives of this plant are classified as drugs and are subject to severe penalties for cultivation and distribution.

The danger of "light" passion

Smoking cannabis in the first place negatively affects the work of the central nervous system and the functioning of the brain. The greatest danger of such a hobby is the fact that in the vast majority of cases a person eventually switches to harder drugs, when smoking weed no longer satisfies him.

What does smoking weed lead to?

Among the most pronounced consequences, the culprit of which is the passion for cannabis, experts note the following:

• mood swings;
• serious personality changes;
• global damage to the nervous system;
• numerous problems with teeth and gums;
• significant decline in mental abilities;
• destruction of the cortex and subcortical structure of the brain;
• development various diseases bodies respiratory system;
• pronounced inhibition in the awareness and understanding of new information.

One of the most unfortunate consequences of the use of weed include a possible overdose, as a result of which fatal outcome. Accidents often happen to high smokers. Being in an altered consciousness, a drug addict can start a fire or create another emergency.

How to recognize a weed smoker

Signs of cannabis use are not fundamentally different between adults and adolescents. It is important to know these symptoms in order to recognize the impending disaster in time and sound the alarm. At the initial level, the problem is still solvable, and the addict needs to be rescued before he switches to harder drugs.

How to recognize a cannabis smoker

To find out if a person uses weed, you should carefully look at the behavior and habits of a friend. If there are changes in his usual state, relatives should immediately be wary. So, when a person “sits on the grass”, the following signs will become an indicator of such a hobby:

causeless fun. And for the most obscure reasons. Under the influence of cannabis, a person experiences a real "universal" love for everything living, he is bursting with joy and fun. Being in a state of drug intoxication, a person seeks to convey his love to everyone around him. And causeless laughter is so strong that it becomes extremely difficult for a drug addict to stop.

increased appetite. Smoking weed provokes bouts of insatiable hunger. Cannabinoids have an irritating effect on taste buds, so a person who is drunk on a drug can eat a norm of food in one sitting, which would normally be enough for 1-2 days.

By the way, cannabis, causing irresistible gluttony, does not contribute to weight gain. The fact is that weed also enhances metabolic processes, so the mass of the addict is kept normal even with constant eating.

But they come various problems with the work of the digestive tract. Since under the influence of grass the composition changes gastric juice in the direction of oxidation, there is a high probability erosive lesions gastric mucosa and the development of ulcers.

Eye change. These are the most striking signs of a drug addict using weed, the photo shows that the eye pupils of an intoxicated person differ sharply from normal state. Despite the fact that their size practically does not change, the smoker's eyes become unnaturally red and very inflamed. In some cases, even strabismus develops.. Sometimes the eyelids begin to close on their own.

The eyes of a weed smoker look inflamed and reddened.

Increased thirst. In addition to insatiable hunger, a person under the influence of cannabis experiences intense thirst. This symptom is formed due to excessively increased dryness of the oral mucosa. Narcologists call this effect "cotton mouth syndrome."

Behavioral changes. You can identify a drug addict who uses weed, and some features in behavior. Such as:

• distraction;
• inattention;
• excessive talkativeness;
• inability to concentrate;
• desire for people to socialize;
• inability to objectively assess time, distance;
• periodic lethargy, lethargy, some stupefaction, which is replaced by mobility and talkativeness;
• problems with short-term memory (the addict is not able to remember what happened to him 5-10 minutes ago, how he ended up in this place, etc.).

Increased sweating. When smoking weed, due to increased metabolic processes in humans, there is an increase in sweating. Moreover, sweat has a disgusting, repulsive and pungent odor. The strongest deodorants do not save from such a "flavor".

Overdose symptoms

If the symptoms that appear in the case of the usual use of cannabis, in some cases can be confused with simply good mood and optimistic attitude on life and the surrounding reality, then symptoms of a different kind are less pleasant. We're talking about an overdose. In this case, the signs of cannabis use are much more pronounced. They are the following:

• painful muscle spasms;
• slowing down of speech functions;
• a significant decrease in all reactions;
• increased heart rate, in connection with which there is a strong increase in blood pressure;
• thoughtful, apathetic state (a person does not respond to others);
• the appearance of hallucinations of various types (auditory, tactile, visual);
• attacks of suspicion and anxiety, sometimes reaching a paranoid state.

Overdose symptoms

Over time, cannabis lovers develop a need for more intense sensations. This is due to the body's addiction to weed. In this case, a person switches to the use of spice, hashish. The addict can also get hooked on more serious drugs - hallucinogens.

"Verbal and subject" signs

It is possible to suspect that a loved one is hooked on smoking cannabis by the appearance of some strange devices in the house. If in doubt, it is necessary to carefully check the apartment for items such as:

1. Cut tubes, remnants of hoses.
2. Empty cigarettes (exempted from tobacco).
3. Matchboxes with the remains of an incomprehensible mixture of herbs.
4. Various unusual twists of foil or cellophane.
5. Plastic cut bottles. Drug addicts cut special holes at the bottom, and it can even be a little smoky.

In addition to such accessories used by drug addicts who use weed, the addict's conversation can also change. Slang expressions appear in his speech. These words are becoming another sign of cannabis consumption. When discussing how to recognize a drug addict using slang words, you should know that in this case it is difficult to single out a specific “dubious” word.

The jargon of drug smokers is constantly changing, they invent new words and definitions. Addicts come up with other names for their smoking paraphernalia. But the following words are most often and have long been found in the everyday life of smokers and betray his addiction to cannabis:

• hashik (gash): hashish;
• head: dry tops of a narcotic plant;
• docl (smoke or finish off): smoke the rest of the mixture;
• blow up: smoking weed with a bulbulator;
• varenka: milk residues where dry plant mass was boiled;
• spliff (jamb): weed packed in a cigarette or rolled joint and ready to eat;
• bulbulator (bulbik): equipment made from a plastic eggplant, with its help they smoke cannabis or hashish.

It would be useful to mention how smokers also call a hemp plant. These are the following slang words: shmal, marijuana, hemp, margo, plasticine, drach, bashatumnay, marusya, ganj, garik, smoke, hemp, snuffbox, grass (weed), cones, plan, drach, maruha, shan, manyaga, hemp, layer, bosses, dope, milk, heat, shala, garik, heat, smoke.

These names apply not only to weed. Addicts can also call them marijuana, hashish, spice and other types of drugs that they use through smoking.

What to do with an addict

Getting rid of cravings for smoking cannabis on your own is almost impossible. The situation is explained by the fact that drug addicts, who are confident in the safety and ease of such a drug, very rarely admit that they have a problem and express a desire to do away with "nonsense".

In this case, only a specialized clinic can help. Specialists will determine the condition of the addict and develop an individual treatment plan. Help for a drug addict is complex, because it is necessary to save a person not only from physical, but also from mental dependence.

Well, the path to healing begins with a visit to the drug treatment room. The doctor produces initial inspection, evaluates the patient's condition, talks with him and relatives. And then he already offers a treatment program, based on the period of consumption of weed, the frequency of its use, and the destruction of the body already received from the drug.

Adolescence is a difficult period in a child's life. Adolescents not only face physiological and social problems, but also try drugs for the first time, such as marijuana. If you think your child is using marijuana, look for evidence of this, and don't just accuse them. It is necessary to support the child by talking frankly with him.

Steps

Part 1

Assess the child's mood. Think about the reason for your anxiety. Is your child not feeling well? Does his mood fluctuate for no reason? Do you think he is scared? Perhaps this behavior is a consequence of the use of marijuana. Marijuana is a psychoactive substance that affects the functioning of the central nervous system and temporarily changes the way a person thinks and feels.

Monitor your child's behavior. Marijuana use leads to cognitive impairment which occur more frequently the more a teenager smokes marijuana. If you suspect a child of using this drug, look at the following symptoms:

Understand the way teenagers think. Remember that sudden mood swings in teenagers are quite normal. Watching the behavior of a child, it may seem to you that it is not entirely rational, but do not forget that many physiological and emotional factors affect the mood of a teenager. Therefore, ask a loved one to objectively evaluate your child's behavior, or do it yourself based on pre-collected information.

Think about your relationship with your child. You are the most important person in a teenager's life, even if he or she doesn't see it that way. Remember that your relationship with your child has a decisive influence on his behavior. Therefore, try to objectively assess your relationship; perhaps in Lately there have been some changes in them. Your teen's behavior may be a reaction to events happening in your home.

Know when to act. The behavior of most teenagers is irrational, but not all of their antics can be attributed to adolescence. So think about every aspect of your child's life, but try not to invade his personal space. If all indications are that a child is using marijuana, it's time to act. Also check with your feelings, because you know your child like no one else. What does your intuition tell you? Even if you think your child is "dabbling" with drugs, it's best to back up your suspicions with facts by identifying the symptoms of marijuana use.

Changing social habits. Notice if your child's social habits have changed. Marijuana use can disrupt the natural sleep-wake cycle, which means a teenager sleeps during the day and stays awake at night. Also, addiction to drugs is evidenced by a change in the teenager's social circle, visiting new places, and frequent absences.

• Don't accuse your teen of using drugs just because he or she sleeps during the day or hangs out with people you don't like. There can be a number of reasons for this behavior.

1. Finding a drug. If you find marijuana in a child's clothes, for example while doing laundry, this is very strong evidence that he or she is using the drug. Remember that drugs are very expensive, so a teenager can only keep a very small amount of marijuana, which is easy to hide in the house.

   Pay attention to your child's appetite. Excessive appetite (“zhor attacked”) has long been associated with marijuana use, and the latter Scientific research proved that smoking marijuana leads not only to a sharp increase in appetite, but also to an exacerbation of taste buds. Therefore, if you are faced with the fact that sometimes your child becomes insatiable, then perhaps he is addicted to marijuana.

Part 3

Decide on a method for solving the problem. Marijuana use is illegal (in the vast majority of countries). Therefore, if you find that your child smokes marijuana, but was not detained for this by law enforcement, then you are fully responsible for addressing this problem. There is no one-size-fits-all way to deal with drug use, but it is recommended that you start by talking to your teen. You can also set reasonable rules for your children to follow.

Drug addiction is a terrible scourge of our time. The number of drug addicts is increasing every year. Mortality rates from drug use are gaining more and more positions every month. The terrible circumstance is that a person obsessed with this addiction will never admit to himself that he has a drug problem.

Marijuana (cannabis, weed) is a herbal drug. Distributed throughout the area Russian Federation almost to the Urals. Very unpretentious in cultivation. Cannabis is a light drug, so people who are addicted to it are sure that nothing terrible will happen from its use. However, the systematic use of marijuana can cause irreversible changes in the human psyche and form a strong addiction. Many of those who started smoking cannabis subsequently switched to harder drugs.

Not everyone knows what marijuana looks like. It is a plant with a hard stem up to about 1 meter high. Cannabis leaves are wedge-shaped and separate from the central stem into 5 ray-shaped petals. The top of the bush is covered with many seeds. Cannabis flowering period from August to September. The marijuana bush itself during the flowering period exudes a sharp vegetable smell. Active substance, which causes drug intoxication, is not contained in the stem, but in the leaves and seeds of the apical part. Use this drug by smoking.

Symptoms of drug addiction

The common man rarely knows the signs of a weed addict. People living next to a drug addicted relative may not even be aware of his addiction.

The main signs of weed use are:

In addition to those listed external signs the use of marijuana should be mentioned separately about the persistent smell from the clothes and hair of the drug addict. In addition, it should be added that a person may have objects with him through which you can smoke weed. These include:

• Cropped bottle in a bucket of water (wet bulbulator).
• Hollow iron pipe, similar to a tobacco pipe.
• A crumpled plastic bottle with a foil on the neck and a burnt bottom (dry bulbulator).

The hallmark of a weed smoker is increased appetite, since the substances contained in marijuana cause a feeling of insatiable hunger. A person who is intoxicated with drugs can eat a full meal at a time, biting it with half a cake with sweet tea.

If a person has all of the above signs, you should seriously think about the state of his health and contact competent specialists. People often do not notice the signs of marijuana use in loved one, as a result of which he manages to cause irreparable harm to his body.

In addition to the main symptoms of the use of this drug, dependent person may be observed deeper oddities in behavior. If earlier man was open, sociable, then over time he becomes more withdrawn. The circle of communication may change, a list of jargon words or phrases may appear in the speech turnover.

The addict will actively hide his leisure time, not allow him to use his own phone or computer. Explain absenteeism at school or work feeling unwell or urgent matters. A smoking addict will always have foil scraps, a pin and plastic bottle to make it easier to take the drug.

Consequences of drinking weed

Cannabis has a very strong effect on the nervous system. The drug addict suffers brain activity and central nervous system. It is greatly degraded in its development. From the inhalation of harmful smoke, diseases of the respiratory system occur, and cardiac activity suffers. In pursuit of a new dose of the drug, a person can commit criminal acts.

What is the way out of this situation? You need to talk with the addict about the causes of addiction and offer help, which consists in placing him in a specialized institution. Treatment in such institutions may be anonymous.

Responsibility before the law

Drug addicts often get in trouble with the law. If a person is found in possession of a package of a banned substance, it can lead to a prison sentence of up to four years in prison. It will be problematic for a drug addict who has problems with the law to get a driver's license, get a job in the public service. Such a person will certainly be put on a narcological register for a long time, which will not have the best effect on his life as a whole.

It must be remembered that treatment started on time will be much easier for drug addicts to endure. The most important thing in this addiction is to overcome the psychological attraction to the use of the drug. Need to apply as soon as possible medical care and never let the situation take its course.

Mankind knows three main bad habits: drug addiction, alcoholism and smoking. These diseases claim hundreds of thousands of human lives every year. Now we will analyze one of the directions in drug addiction, which arose in connection with the abuse of drugs. different types hemp. In medicine, this type of drug addiction is called "hashishism".

Many people know that the most common way to consume hashish is to smoke it with a pipe, hookah, jose and other devices. It is also chewed (bang), smoked with tobacco, added to food or mixed with other intoxicants. All these methods are most acceptable in Asia and the Middle East, as well as in North America. In European countries, hashish is most often mixed with tobacco and smoked. Those. there is a mixed gagishno-nicotine intoxication.

How can you find out if a person smokes hashish or uses it in any other way. To do this, doctors have identified a sequence of changes in symptoms when using it. Initially, a person is excited, he begins to move a lot. In most cases, some unreasonable movements are made. At the same time, he tries to refrain from fulfilling his desire. Then, in a person, the insignificant actions of others cause inadequate, uncontrollable laughter. Losing focus. There is a clouding of the mind. Associations quickly replace one another. Highly stoned people begin to utter an unrelated set of phrases, often without finishing their thought.

At more severe stages of hashishism, the process of "hypetrophy" of one's "I" occurs (such a person considers everyone around him to be lower beings and puts them below himself). Later, hallucinations, illusions and fantasies occur. The person begins to carry some kind of nonsense. Temporal reality is distorted. It begins to seem that time is dragging on for a very long time. between two clear impressions rises many others, vague and most often unfinished. There is also a distortion of space and reality (this is already at the deep stages of the disease). The colors and shapes of objects are distorted.

A hashish smoker really begins to feel his split personality, that is, there is one “he” in the normal world, and the second “he” in the world of fantasy and illusion. There is an increase in suggestibility. This can lead to the fact that one has only to tell a person who is in a state of intoxication that some thing exists, then it immediately appears before his eyes. Following the sharpening of the imagination comes an increased sensitivity to sounds.

The highest exact hashish intoxication (poisoning) is the state of oneiric ecstasy. If the described excitement does not reach this highest point, the strong impulses to imagination begin to gradually decrease. The fog around objects becomes thicker. The brain is no longer able to control anything. Special impact on reproductive system is that in critical moment intoxication, erotic arousal sets in. None physical changes while it does not occur.

As for any physical changes, a stoned person develops thirst and dry mouth, the pupils dilate sharply, but do not react to light, the heart rate increases to 170-150 / 130-120 mm Hg, movement coordination is disturbed . It seems that the patient is surrounded by something.

All of the above state lasts for several hours, but can stretch for several days. There is only one way out of this state - long sleep and deep asthenia up to 2-3 weeks.

The modern world opens many doors for teenagers. Every child who wants this can learn and develop in any direction, become a professional in the business that he likes. But along with this, his life is full of all sorts of temptations. Smoking weed is one option.

Any sane parent tries to do everything possible to keep their child from drinking hazardous substances– nicotine, alcohol, drugs. And if many of them are familiar with the first two positions from the list on personal experience, then when faced with smoking weed (marijuana, hemp), adult accomplished people can take a back seat. What effect does weed have on a teenager's body, what symptoms indicate that a child is in the grip of a drug, and, most importantly, how to get him out of there?

First symptoms

You may be alerted by a strange smell in the child's room or an unusual aroma coming from his clothes. In a secluded place by chance there is Matchbox with specific contents or a paper cigarette with dried weed inside. Anxiety is born in the soul, aggravated by the inappropriate behavior of the child. And, in the end, there comes a moment when there is no doubt - the child uses soft drugs.

He hides his eyes behind sunglasses or looks away if you're looking directly at him. The whites of his eyes took on a reddish hue. A teenager may try to counteract this effect with eye drops(most often the drug Vizin is bought), explain the blurred vision by sitting in front of the TV screen for a long time or staying at the computer at night.

The child constantly feels thirsty, drinks water in large quantities. This is because many weed smokers suffer from dry mouth.

A teenager has unusual things, the use of which you do not know. These can be smoking devices - bong, grinder, smoking pipes. An alternative to this is a pack of Belomor cigarettes, which replaces tissue paper for a teenager.

The child's behavior has changed, he has unreasonable laughter, everything amuses him, it seems cool or cool. Or, on the contrary, every little thing or even an ordinary episode causes him fear on the verge of paranoia. Unusual behavior - lethargy, uncontrollable laughter or apathy persist for 3-4 hours after smoking weed.

The teenager becomes very verbose and, at the same time, absent-minded. He constantly loses the thread of the conversation, sometimes it may seem that he does not understand where he is and what he is doing.

If you notice at least a couple of these symptoms, this is a reason to be wary, perhaps your child is in trouble.

Don't panic, figure it out!

According to the observations of narcologists, Russian children get acquainted with marijuana and hemp (in slang they are one and the same) most often at the age of 14-15 years. This is a period of active puberty, hormonal surges and psychological instability. The teenager has desire get rid of all the problems, relieve stress and forget. If the child at this moment is in bad company, his fate is almost a foregone conclusion.

Smoking weed gives a teenager a deceptive feeling of coolness, specialness, uniqueness. It increases self-esteem and self-confidence, the lack of which children often suffer from. If a teenager is deprived of parental love, weed allows him to forget about it. He becomes "everything is fine, no matter what."

You must understand that the first attempt to smoke marijuana is not yet a sentence, it may be due to the banal curiosity of the child or strong pressure from the outside. But all further attempts to use marijuana are almost always associated with a desire to forget about some internal or external problems, overcome a complex of self-doubt, etc.

Narcologists believe that if a child smokes weed from time to time, occasionally, from the first test to the onset of addiction, it can take a year and a half. If often - everything happens much faster. It is important to recognize the problem in time and take appropriate measures.

What to do?

The first advice is to talk, find the right words to call a teenager to a frank conversation. Find out about the extent of the "disaster" - how long he smokes, where, in which company, why he does it, etc. You should not wait for the child to turn inside out in front of you, your task is to let him know that you are worried, and you will certainly keep the situation under control.

It is important that two parents participate in the conversation at once. A teenager should feel the importance of the moment and the criticality of the situation. Everything is very serious, the parents are seriously concerned about his behavior and further well-being.

Start the conversation by saying, "We think you're smoking weed!" Do not blame, do not shout, do not appeal to conscience and do not hysteria. State facts, present arguments. Keep in mind that teenagers are very knowledgeable about everything that interests them, so prepare for the conversation, read the necessary literature and visit specialized resources.

Emphasize to a teenager that smoking marijuana at his age is very dangerous. His body is just developing, the consequences of drug use are often irreversible. Focus on the peculiarities of the psyche of adolescents, the strongest susceptibility to all kinds of addictions.

If a teenager denies everything

To insist in this case is useless, and even harmful. Under stress, teenagers can switch from using soft drugs to harder ones.

Say that you will definitely return to this conversation later. Specify that you are not going to search the child's room and follow him, but you want him to be accountable for his actions and be frank with you.

It is important that the teenager believes in you and feels supported by you. He understood that you were acting in his interests. The child must know that you absolutely do not accept drug use and will not let it ruin your life.

Do not forget that the child has already grown up, now your words are not an unconditional law for him. Together you have to look for a way out of the situation and negotiate with each other. There is no other way.

If over time, anxiety symptoms do not go away or they become even more, insist on consulting a teenager with a specialist. The psychiatrist can help.