Smoking Weed Will Make You Lazy And Unmotivated

In this cannabis study: Scientists say reduced willingness to exert themselves may explain why marijuana users do less well in education and work and it´s also known fact that Cannabis use has also been linked to anxiety and psychosis.

Smoking cannabis on a regular basis could make you lazy, according to a new study.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia gave the chemical tetrahydron, cannabinol (THC), the main brain-affecting ingredient in cannabis, to laboratory rats.

They found this made them less willing to carry out a complex task for a large reward, with most opting for an easier one despite a smaller prize.

“What’s interesting, however, is that their ability to do the difficult challenge was unaffected by THC. The rats could still do the task— they just didn’t want to.”

The type of cannabis sold as a recreational drug contains much higher levels of damaging THC than cannabis produced for medicinal purposes, which has more of a chemical called cannabidiol that is better for the brain.

THC has been linked to anxiety and psychosis, as well as problems with learning, memory and attention.

But the new study suggests that rather than making people less able to complete tasks, cannabis simply makes them less motivated to do so.

The researchers said their findings might explain why cannabis use is linked to poorer education, lower earnings and worse employment prospects.

Scientists gave 29 rats doses of THC to see whether it made them less likely to opt for tasks that required more effort.

Rats were presented with a choice of levers, with some resulting in low-effort tasks that delivered small food rewards and others leading to high-effort tasks that resulted in big food rewards.

Under normal circumstances, most rats choose a harder challenge to earn a bigger reward. But after being drugged they switched to the easier option.

THC was found to cause changes in the medial prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain involved in in decision-making.

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What Happens To Your Skin While Smoking?

Did you know that smoking cigarettes ages you faster physically. Smoking is associated with many of health effects, including effects on the skin. For example: smoking is associated with premature ageing and wrinkles.

Smoking is also associated with very serious skin conditions, like carcinoma of the skin (a type of skin cancer) and psoriasis. What many people don’t realize is that nicotine inflicts damage to the skin and natural hue of the lips.

Being chronic cigarette and cigar smoker can, over time, discolor your lips. Smoking doesn’t only damage the appearance of your face; it can also take a toll on your figure. As skin loses its elasticity, parts that were once firm may begin to droop.

Smoking is ranked only second to sun exposure as the leading cause of wrinkles. It interferes with the absorption of Vitamin A and C both of which provide us with skin protection. This is because nicotine the main ingredient in cigarettes promotes dehydration.

It also narrows the blood vessels in the outermost layers of the skin. This impairs blood flow depleting it of oxygen and important nutrients such as Vitamin A. It also damages collagen and elastin. These are both fibers that give your skin its strength and elasticity making it sag and wrinkle prematurely.

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People who smoke also tend to develop yellow teeth, gum disease, persistent bad breath, and all-kind of other nasty oral hygiene problems.

Smokers are twice as likely as non-smokers to lose teeth. Both men and women tend to develop thinner hair as they age. Some studies even suggest people who smoke are more likely to go bald.

If you are still smoking, I recommend that you take more Vitamin C than non-smokers to counteract the detrimental effects of smoking on the skin. But of-course I rather want to help you to quit smoking for good then just recommend to take Vitamin C so with that said  if you are ready to stop smoking then you can subscribe to my tips here below.

I also welcome any comment you might have.

What Happens If You Smoke While Your Pregnant

What happens when smoking while pregnant?

Well for starters I think we can all agree on that it´s common knowledge that smoking while pregnant can be extremely harmful to the health of an unborn child.

For example, drinking during pregnancy greatly increases the risk of stillbirth, miscarriage or cerebral palsy.

And while a cigarette a day doesn’t seem like much, it can cause birth defects, premature birth and low weight.  But how exactly do these substances affect children in the womb and what are the risks of taking them?

In a study of over 25,000 pregnant women, the likelihood of stillbirth was doubled among women who smoked during pregnancy and the risk of infant mortality nearly doubled as well.

However, when women give up smoking during the first trimester of their pregnancy, the risk decreased to that of nonsmokers. This shows quitting as soon as possible can help protect an unborn child’s health.

The chance of miscarriage also increases with the number of cigarettes smoked during pregnancy.

A review of 98 studies on tobacco smoke exposure and miscarriage by researchers from the University of Southern California found for every cigarette smoked by a pregnant woman per day, the risk increases by one per cent.

Even exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy can elevate the chance of miscarriage by 11 per cent. On average, placental abruption occurs in nearly two per cent of pregnancies – but smoking escalates the danger.

The risk increases by 40 per cent for every year a woman has smoked before becoming pregnant, according to a study at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore.

Premature birth can cause serious health complications for babies, including heart and respiratory problems, brain hemorrhage, and immune disorders.

Smoking has been found to increase the risk of premature birth, and this risk grows the more a woman smokes during pregnancy – research from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia found.

Low birth weight, typically defined as a weight of less than 5.5lbs (around 2.5kg) at birth, is linked with a greater risk of illness, infection and learning disabilities.

Smoking during pregnancy is associated with a 75 per cent greater risk of low birth weight, experts from Fukuoka University, Japan, found.

An increased risk of cleft palate or cleft lip also occurs due to expectant mothers smoking habits, according to scientists from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Mental Help provides informational resources for a variety of mental health issues, behavioral addictions and substance use disorders. It cited research from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden which showed smoking tobacco dramatically increases the risk of stillbirth.

Why Do Poor People Smoke More Than Rich People?

Some say it is so easy to blame folks in poverty for making bad choices with their lives. But it’s more complicated than that and not fair. These dam tobacco companies with their endless budget to invest target these communities to encourage the habit, and the stresses of living in poverty and sometimes hopelessness also cause people to turn to cigarettes and they are made to believe that smoking will reduce stress, which we know it is a big fat lie.

With more cigarette advertising: larger signs, and three times as many brand ads. Tobacco manufacturers also specifically target young people in lower socioeconomic and minority neighborhoods and sell cheaper cigarettes in poor communities. This is an unconscionable strategy on the part of Big Tobacco.

Another factor is that economic hardships, such as hunger, unstable housing and problems keeping the heat on are stressful and unhealthy for children. And childhood adversity is linked to unhealthy behaviors later, particularly to smoking. A Duke University study found that “worries about paying bills or needing to sell possessions for cash independently erode a child’s self-control, regardless of strong parenting.” That lack of self-control often leads to smoking.

Clearly public health programs such as tobacco taxes and smoke-free public places and housing have worked in reducing smoking rates, but it seems poorer communities are being overlooked.

Smoking is the top cause of preventable deaths in the United States. It causes lung cancer, heart disease, bronchitis, emphysema and more — expensive health crises to add to the problems of the poor.

To prevent smoking and keep young people from starting, it will take more than public health messages for sure. It will require changing our economic policies to improve our neighborhood living conditions. People need well-paying jobs and safe communities to reduce the stress that often underlies smoking.

And in this economy it seems like the tobacco companies will thrive yet again and again.

In my opinion these tobacco companies needs to be highly regulated and the cigarette pack need to look dull and only with list of the toxic ingredients and warning signs of all kind of bad it is for the health to smoke and it would be wonderful thing if Hollywood would finally start demonizing smoking, that factor alone would make the tobacco companies run for their money.

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Perhaps One Of The Best Anti-Smoking Ads Ever Created

This is perhaps one of the best anti-smoking ads ever created.  Even though its a common fact that almost all smokers know cigarettes are bad for them. Smokers are not all delusional the usually know that they are addicted to smoking. Watch here below how one anti-smoking ad campaign got smokers to acknowledge the harms of smoking out loud, perhaps and hopefully marking their first step to give up smoking.

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Why Do Kids Start Smoking Cigarettes

I started smoking at the age of 15 and I smoked over 20 years with many fails attempt to stop smoking and i had tried to give up smoking many times through the years like most smokers do on a frequent basis with no success and it makes me very sad to see that young kids, teens are starting this horrible smoking addiction.

As I see it  kids and teen start smoking cigarettes with same reason why I started smoking in my teen years, it´s because of group pressure from our peers and then on top of that celebrities smoke in their music videos and movies and they make it look so cool and sexy to smoke so it is no surprise to me why do kids start smoking cigarettes in the first place.

But we need work together and guide them in the right direction with role models and inform them on how much they are effecting their health and maybe it would be wise to take them to a trip to the hospital and show them the dying cancer patients, maybe that is something that the school should do when they are around 10 – 13 years old, it sounds drastic and over the top to do something like that fearing it may scar them for life, but in my opinion I rather kids looks at smoking cigarettes as the boogie man than cool and sexy and so grown up to do kinda thing.

What do you think?

Don´t you think we e must do all we can to reduce smoking rates, especially because the vast majority of smokers start before they turn 19. Last week’s commitment from the government to further explore standardized packaging for tobacco products is a step in the right direction that will give children one less reason to start smoking.’

Dr Penny Woods, from the British Lung Foundation, said: ‘Although the thought of nearly 20 classrooms-full of children taking up smoking every day should be shocking, the sad thing is that it comes as no surprise.

 

‘It is even sadder to think that, at current rates, half of these children are likely to eventually die as a result of their habit if they continue smoking.’

Children are also more likely to be sucked in by branding and advertising, as well as being influenced by the depiction of smoking in films, the study showed so it proofs my point that celebrities that smokes in their movies or music videos are also to blame and share great deal of responsibility since they are role models for kids,teens that tend to idolize them.

Here is an article that shows that Almost 600 children take up smoking every day across Britain some as young as 11 now that is horrific numbers. We need to invest more effort stop teen smoking cigarettes.

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Does Smoking Really Cause Wrinkles?

The big question is to many does smoking really cause wrinkles?

In my experience and according to skin care experts, the answer is yes because it accelerates the normal aging process of your skin and contributes to wrinkles from appearing. You will not be able to see the direct effects of smoking immediately but it can after you have smoked for 10 years or so and the bad news is that this is irreversible.

Smoking is ranked only second to sun exposure as the leading cause of wrinkles. It interferes with the absorption of Vitamin A and C both of which provide us with skin protection. This is because nicotine the main ingredient in cigarettes promotes dehydration.

It also narrows the blood vessels in the outermost layers of the skin. This impairs blood flow depleting it of oxygen and important nutrients such as Vitamin A. It also damages collagen and elastin. These are both fibers that give your skin its strength and elasticity making it sag and wrinkle prematurely.

The heat from the cigarette causes irritation around the eyes and forces the smoker to squint more. This leads to increased wrinkles especially around the eyes. You will also develop hollowed cheeks around the mouth from many years of dragging this in between your lips.

This has also led doctors to believe that there is a relationship between wrinkles in the mouth and COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as this may to airflow obstruction.

Aside from the wrinkles forming on your face, this will also be evident in other parts of the body including the inner arms even if these areas are covered by your clothes.

If you have been smoking for a very long time, someone who is in their 30’s may have similar wrinkles to a nonsmoker who is already in his or her 50’s.

Well, naturally I recommend that you quit smoking because no amount of anti-aging cream in the market will remove the wrinkles caused by cigarette smoking if you keep on smoking.

If you fail to do so, you are just wasting time buying creams and moisturizers or even undergoing treatment with the help of a dermatologist because the weinkles will soon come back.

If you are able to quit smoking, it also has other health benefits of quitting smoking such as adding a few more years to your life and prevents you from being diagnosed with lung cancer and smoke related diseases in the future.

Aside from giving up this addiction, I recommend that you start by focusing on a healthy diet and exercise regularly. This will help bring blood to the surface of the skin and begin to replenish the capillaries with oxygen. You should also avoid drinking alcohol or caffeine as this also dehydrates the skin. To make sure you get your daily dose of Vitamin A and C, go take some food supplements.

Smoking causes wrinkles and other health related problems the longer you stick to this vice. Why should you wait before it is too late when you can look your age? If you can, quit right now because there are worse things than can happen aside from having wrinkles and your skin sag.

 

Why Did President Obama Quit Smoking Cigarettes?

We all need a strong motivation to stop smoking, even Obama had a strong motivation. President Barack Obama said he stopped smoking out of fear of his wife, in an unwitting admission captured by a loose microphone.

In a recording taped by CNN, Obama is standing up after the annual UN General Assembly event on the importance of civil society on Monday, was exchanging small talk at the end of his remarks and asking the man next to him if he had given up smoking.

When the question is returned to him, Obama, in a light-hearted tone with a smile on his lips, said: “I haven’t had a cigarette in probably six years. That’s because I’m scared of my wife.”

 

Pleasing the wife is a strong motivator to stop smoking, it sure was for me, my wife convinced me to quit as she was so fed up with me smoking specially since she has never been a smoker.

Usually known for his fit figure and healthy lifestyle, Obama has long had a weakness for cigarettes and depicted himself as a smoker in his memoir of his youth, “Dreams From My Father.”

Obama’s smoking addiction and his efforts to quit smoking became favorite topics in the US media from the time he started his campaign for the White House in the 2008 election.

In his first year in office, Obama described himself as “95 percent cured from smoking” but admitted he has occasionally “fallen off the wagon” in his efforts.

In December 2010, then White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that Obama had not smoked for nine months and had been “stubborn” in trying to quit, despite the stress of the job.

First lady Michelle Obama, a campaigner for public health, has been open about her distaste for her husband’s smoking but said that he never lit up in front of their two daughters.

In February 2011, she said that the president had not smoked for a year and that she was not giving him a hard time about the issue.

“When somebody’s doing the right thing, you don’t mess with them,” she said.

If you ask me: Obama has a wonderful wife that encouraged him to quit and she did obviously not give up on the her personal quest to push Obama to give up smoking .

Whatever you think of Obama as president, I think we can agree that it is always a good thing when a person can and is able to stop smoking. I support all efforts from anyone to quit.

Health Benefits Of Quitting Smoking

There are many benefits that come after quitting tobacco. It is simply amazing that our body will begin to respond to your decision to quit about 20 minutes after your last cigarette.

How you can see that? Simple, your heart pressure, your pulse and the temperature of your feet and hands will become normal again. Here is my dedicated article that covers the benefits of quitting smoking and the amount of time they will begin to appear.