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Type of Paper (Fill the appropriate box with black colour)
● Technical Paper
● Review Paper
CATEGORY (Size 13, Calibri): Psychology
TITLE OF PAPER: Mental And Physical Effects Of Marijuana(a medical miracle or
hype) Vs Tobacco
AUTHOR 1
NAME (Size 13, Bold, Calibri): RAHUL CHAUDHARY
INSTITUTE’S NAME (Size 11, Calibri): BITS PILANI – PILANI CAMPUS
CONTACT NUMBER (Size 11, Calibri): 8849231013
EMAIL ADDRESS (Size 11, Calibri): f20170462@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Workplace(s) involved and the work done there :
1) BITS PILANI - LIBRARY
Experiment work/simulation done: NO
ABSTRACT: (Size 11, Italic, Calibri, 200-250 words)A major part youth is indulged in drug abuse. Lots
of misinformation and misconceptions and lack of knowledge in this field is one of the reason why
today youths are easily influenced towards these stuffs . This paper discusses and compares the
mental and physical effects of marijuana and tobacco. It will explain what happens at cellular level
when we smoke these substance. We will also compare the addiction level of them on the basis of
their psychological and biological effects. We will see psychological differences between peoples of
countries where marijuana use upto certain amount is legal and countries where it is completely
banned. It throws light on whether marijuana is a medical miracle or just a social hype and also why
marijuana is banned but not tobacco in some regions. It discusses various research paper by different
national medical and health institutes. At last we will see how all these information and knowledge
can help us whether we should smoke them or not and if a person is addictive towards them , how
can we help them.
REFERENCES :- Books/articles/web page/journals/sources of study
(Note: Example, if it is a
web source then mention the complete link of the page. The source mentioned will be used to
verify the content in the paper. Size 11, Calibri) :
1) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3568169/
2) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4337852/
3) https://brainhealth.utdallas.edu/study-finds-nicotine-changes-marijuanas-effect-on-the-brain/
4) https://tobacco.ucsf.edu/research-topics/556
5)https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/LearningAndDevelopment/EventPresentations/Marijuana_edibles_Foo
d_Safety_Regulatory_Aspects_Warriner_2016.pdf
6) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136185/