What's better? Drinking alcohol or smoking weed? Everyone has their own opinions. But how is it actually? In this post I'll try to explain.
Alcohol
Alcohol comes in two types. As a liquid for drinking and as a liquid for science (medicine and for chemical reactions).
Use of Alcohol
Since in this post I'm talking about drinking, I wont be explaining any science stuff with alcohol.
Most people use alcohol for fun purposes, like drinking only on special events, meetups, holidays and because it's thing they have in common with friends. But there is second part of people who do it as a hobby. After a hard day at work or just at the free time taking one or two shots or glasses of something. That type of people have more chances turning into alcoholic. But that's only scientific opinion made up after few experiments.
While drinking alcohol, chemical called ethanol gets into our system which is responsible for most damage done to our bodies.
Effects on our body
When it comes to effects, it's often divided in two parts. From alcohol and from alcoholism. Effects from alcohol are often temporary, from alcoholism they're permanent.
Negative effects
It begins with hard understandable speech and nausea. More alcohol you take, worse it gets. If you're weaker then you might experience vomiting or/and even diarrhea. But usually it's headaches, upset stomach or/and blackouts. But they're only temporary. Those who drink more or/and more often, have a risk to get or already have long-term and even permanent effects.
Long-term or permanent effects are often considered as damaged organs like:
- Kidneys
- Brains
- Eyes
- Pancreas
These effects can also show up as:
- Coma
- Death (because of increased risk to accident or overdosing)
Alcoholism also affects our look. Our face gets more wrinkles, skin turns reddish. Nerves in our teeth stop working and cause yellowish or/and fallen teeth.
Besides effects to person who got drunk, it's also dangerous for someone near him. He might get beaten, of course it's easier to avoid that while person is drunk, but still there is a risk for even more deadly accidents. Drink safely!
Positive effects
Positive effects only show up when person didn't drank much. Otherwise they won't be noticeable. One or few shots get rid of stress and it's easier for person to speak (communicate). It is helpful for people with sleeping disorder. For them it is recommended to drink (not a lot) before going to bed. It warms up throat and relaxes body.
Facts:
- Alcohol kills one person every 10 seconds worldwide.
- Strongest beer in the world contains 67.5% alcohol.
Marijuana
Use of Marijuana
For most people it's a form of relaxation also known as a hobby to spend time as well as the thing they have in common with their friends. Besides it's usual use for free time it also has a medical use. Doctors prescribe their patients medical cannabis to reduce nausea and vomiting. It's also good during chemotherapy and it even can improve appetite for people with HIV/AIDS and/or reduce muscle spasms and chronic pain.
Effects to our body
There is a lot of different ways for cannabis to get in out system. By smoking it's dried leaves, seeds, stems, flowers. It can be brewed as tea, mixed with food or even inhaled with vaporizer. After use almost every organ is somehow affected, not only negative. Once you decide to take marijuana, your body absorbs tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). How fast? It depends of how you take it. If by smoking or inhaling vapor then the process is fast. If you take it while it's in form of liquid as a tea or is mixed with other food then process itself is slower, but is still active.
Negative effects
It affects parts of the brain that are responsible for taste, smell and hearing, but only about 3% of people can feel differences. If it happens they often hear, smell, taste stuff that actually aren't there. Their brain get convinced that it's real while actually it isn't. For weaker bodies and minds it can also sometimes show up as paranoia or/and hallucinations even after few days after use, but it wont be permanent. Just a side effect from marijuana. Effects usually last about few hours, but in some occasions it can take from few days and if side effects are strong because of wrong use it can even take to week or even two.
Positive effects
It's very good option for people with diseases like epileptic seizures or Parkinson. It relieves body and stops effects of epileptic seizures and calms down body to normalize moving because of movement disorder. It is even good for people with risk of cancer. It contains chemical cannabidiol (CBD) which is great for fighting against cancer.
It may sound stupid, but it's also non-addictive. Why? Because cannabis don't affect part of the brain that is responsible for addictions. Of course there is huge desire for weed who have tried it more than just few times and not for medical purposes. But it doesn't affect body when you don't get any as it is with other drugs. It's also impossible to overdose if it's not mixed with other drugs.
Besides all that, it's also a good anti-depressant and even grows brain cells. Marijuana itself is 100% natural, but when used it's often mixed with tobacco or other drugs as well as foods.
Facts:
- It is actually true that there is no deaths caused by cannabis.
- Cannabis = plant.
- Weed or Marijuana = dried cannabis leaves and flowers.
- 650kg in 15 minutes of weed is needed to overdose.
