Marijuana
Are you stressing out? Confused? Feel like finding an easy way to escape from reality? Having a hard time focusing and concentrating? Have you heard from others who say smoking Marijuana helps reduce stress? Is that true? You can find more about whether it’s true or not briefly here! There are lots of chemicals in Marijuana. Marijuana is also called Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or sometimes we hear people say “weed” or “cannabidiol”. This medication is used to treat seizures (APA, 2023). Dopamine THC binds to the receptors that are responsible for controlling your emotions and increases dopamine production (California Department of Public Health, https://www.mindovermarijuana.com/ ). Dopamine plays an important role in controlling your movement, motivation, cognition, mood, learning ability, sleep, and more. Marijuana affects areas of your brain responsible for memorization, attention, and concentration. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admini