The Green Monster
By Dina Angelis
How is it used?
Why is weed bad for you?
The short term includes:
-Sensory distortion
-Panic
-Anxiety
-Poor coordination of movement
-Lowered reaction time
-After an initial “up,” the user feels sleepy or depressed
-Increased heartbeat (and risk of heart attack)
The long term includes:
-Reduced resistance to common illnesses (colds, bronchitis, etc.)
-Suppression of the immune system
-Growth disorders
-Increase of abnormally structured cells in the body
-Reduction of male sex hormones
-Rapid destruction of lung fibers and lesions (injuries) to the brain could be permanent
-Reduced sexual capacity
-Study difficulties: reduced ability to learn and retain information
-Apathy, drowsiness, lack of motivation
-Personality and mood changes
-Inability to understand things clearly
My poem about the green monster:
Violets are blue
these are nice plants
don't you think so too?
Fall leaves are yellow
the green ones seem mellow
one leaf today
one leaf tomorrow
it all ends in sorrow
First you're high
then you want to say bye
killing yourself because the high is gone
find yourself refilling that same bong
that green leaf that's taking over in your head
you have the power to put the green monster to bed