I dunno about respiratory depression but i did find this article on the same site. Needless to say, that site may not be the best source.
Dagga
This drug is most likely to be the most underestimated substance in the drug scene
. Dagga contains more than 400 unpredictable chemical ingredients with THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) as the main ingredient. When you smoke, it will leave your blood system within 30 minutes and is absorbed in your fat tissue. There it remains between 14 to 30 days. Hence the end of your high does not mean that dagga is removed from your system.
The reality
The deadliest aspect about dagga is when people underestimate it; when they perceive it as natural, a herb, harmless, a safe drug or self medication. There is no such a thing as a safe drug. Like any other mind altering drug, dagga has the ability to destroy you physically, mentally, emotionally and social wise .
The using of dagga causes emotional dependency. It means that your mental and emotional development stagnates and you start to relay on dagga to help you cope, to make you feel better, to fix you, etc. It means that any conflict, stress or problem you are facing, requires dagga; it provides you the shortcut to feel instantly better, to forget and not to worry about problems.
In the meantime the user does not realise that other problems are starting to increase. While using dagga, you do not realise that progressively your whole world is falling apart and you are unaware or simply do not care anything about it.
As time goes on, you will discover that your body is building up a tolerance or resistance. This means that you need more of the substance to create the same sensation. When you want to quit, you find out it is difficult; within 3-7 days your body requires more dagga, otherwise you could feel the following symptoms: Depression, irritability, sweating, shaky, nausea and muscle cramps.
Sometimes reverse tolerance occur. The regular smoker discovers that he needs to reduce his dagga use in order to have a positive feeling. The reason for this phenomenon is simply that your body stored plenty of THC in your fatty tissue. Many users, when this occurs, believe that they are not dependent on dagga. The truth is that you do not have to use dagga every day to qualify for being addicted to the drug.
Tell tale signs of smoking dagga
Bloodshot eyes, drooping eyelids Unnatural thirst or hunger ("munchies") Uncontrolled moods, talkative, giggling Changed colour of mouth Change of movement Disturbance of judgment Impaired perception: Distorted sense of time and space Yellow stains on the palms Persistent cough Deterioration of school work, change of normal behaviour at school New, strange friends Isolation, avoidance Lying, stealing, Conflict with parents, disobedience (especially when the user are off from it) Staying away long hours from home Withdrawal symptoms
Restlessness Aggression Insomnia (sleeplessness) Moodiness Lack of self control Lethargy, tired Irritability Nausea Decreased appetite Headaches Muscle cramps The effects of Dagga use
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I believe respiratory suppression is where your involuntary respiratory muscle, the diaphram, stops funtioning involuntary and becomes more of a voluntary action. You would actually have to think about and force yourself to continuously breathe in and out. I never actually have heard of anyone suffering from respiratory suppression during a trip on mushrooms. I myself has experienced a mild case of it while on Morning Glory seeds. It was a rather an unpleaent experience. Even if a person suffered from a severe case of respiratory suppression, there is still little reason to fear this ailment. Althought it might be difficult to breath, your respiratory refelx with inhibit you from suffocating. Once CO2 level build up so high in your blood, your body will react by gasping for air. It's this very reflex that causes people to drown.
Don't confuse respiratory suppression with respiratory failure, in which all respiratory fucntions cease to work.
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