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What Are The Side Effects Of Smoking Addiction?
I ve been smoking weed since I was about 16 I m 35 now and for some reason when I smoke now I feel a weird sensation like a pressure on my head and I would like to know what s causing it and how can I reverse the effects so I can go back to enjoying weed again
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
Marijuana has a slight stress hormone effect. It increases blood pressure. Synthetic marijuana's do this enough to be fatal. Blood pressure increases with age, so a small increase in blood pressure is more likely to have an effect on a older rather than a younger person
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