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Smoking Marijuana is legal in many parts of the world and also in the United States. Washington and Colorado have legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Recent developments suggest that the drug could be considered in the treatment of pain and injuries caused NFL players during the game.
However, when it comes to smoking marijuana during pregnancy, the events are mixed and confused.
marijuana is less harmful during pregnancy?
A General survey found that pregnant women concerned to use drugs are more likely to try marijuana because it is believed to be relatively less harmful to the child's development of heroin or cocaine
This is the truth .:
- marijuana or cannabis is produced from the cannabis plant and contains delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinolthat creates the psychoactive effect or high.
- This drug is usually smoked and inhaled through a vaporizer or bong. Surprisingly, in many countries, it is traditionally used in the topical balms, drinks, herbal teas and tinctures to treat certain health problems.
- When marijuana is smoked, or the user is exposed to carbon monoxide is ingested that leaves its traces in the form of tar in the lungs due to which it is believed harmful.
Risks Related to the use of marijuana:
marijuana during pregnancy study shows that is not entirely risk free:
- it was smoking regularly met marijuana to limit fetal growth and low birth weight.
- pregnant women, who continue to smoke drugs in advanced stages of pregnancy are at higher risk of getting affected their health.
- An Australian studyconducted of more than 4,00,000 pregnant women reported that children born to women who smoke marijuana are more likely to require neonatal intensive care immediately after birth as they might suffer from shortness of breath or increase in the level of toxicity. startle
- Other serious symptoms include prolonged reflections, disturbance of the sleep cycle, increased frequency of crying, depression, disorderand deficit so on.
- A Brazilian study noted that children exposed to marijuana smoke is less reactive and more irritable and restless.
- A study to evaluate the long-term impact of exposure to marijuana in the state suggests that prenatal exposure to high doses of marijuana at this stage can affect learning ability and make them more aggressive their status emotional. However, the results are not confirmed as these children were also exposed to other types of more dangerous drugs and the critical conditions such as malnutrition and poverty.
- researcher and neuroscientist Yasmin Hurd said that exposure to marijuana in the womb can disrupt nerve connections / synapses. [1]
marijuana is safe during pregnancy?
drink a glass of wine during pregnancy is not considered a taboo and there are many who can not give up their addiction to illegal drugs such as heroin or cocaine. Where does marijuana stay compared to other drugs when it comes to security problems during pregnancy?
- The alcohol is easily accessible, has a wider social acceptance, and is the highest drug used around the globe. However, the fact remains that it is a drug and causes a multiple series of birth defects as mental, physical and behavioral. Marijuana is certainly not as harmful as alcohol.
- Cocaine than alcohol does not have much association when it comes to birth defects. But it is known to increase the risk of toxicity and need for neonatal intensive care due to shrinkage. Furthermore, it is also associated with lower birth weight, smaller circumference of the head, shorter length and delay of prenatal growth. The effect of height extends further into childhood.
- The heroine, though not associated with birth defects, increases the risk of admission of the prenatal care unit and withdrawal and even can cause the syndrome of sudden infant death.
[Read: fetal alcohol syndrome ]
The bottom line is that, although with marijuana has some advantages, the risks associated with it are much higher. Therefore, the use of marijuana during pregnancy is certainly not safe.
We advise you to go fresh and healthy all during pregnancy, and avoid using any kind of drugs or similar products. Stay healthy, stay safe.
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