What is Dabbing Weed?
Dabbing weed can be harmful, so read on to learn about what dabs are, how they’re made, and the dangers of dabbing.
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What Are Dabs?
Dabs are an increasingly popular way of consuming marijuana. If you’re unfamiliar with what they are, dabs are a concentrated form of cannabis that comes in different forms, including wax, shatter, and oil. Dabbing has become popular because it produces a powerful high that takes effect quickly.
Although marijuana use has been an ongoing health concern in the United States, it can be challenging to stay up to date with the various routes of administration. Dabbing weed is a relatively new term, which can create questions like what are dabs? What does dabbing weed even mean? Dab wax, dab marijuana, and dab wax are commonly used terms for concentrated butane hash oil.
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How Dabbing Works
Is Dabbing Addictive?
What Are Marijuana Dabs?
Dab marijuana, also known as marijuana dab concentrate, is a vaporized cannabis made exclusively with BHO. The dabs drug can appear as a gooey liquid like wax, a hard, amber-colored solid substance, or in a soft textured form.
The dabs drug is made from trichomes, or hair-like compounds found on cannabis plants. Marijuana flower buds contain cannabinoids or cannabis concentrates with high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels. To make dab wax, people use flammable solvents like butane to create butane hash oil. 2
How Are Dabs Related to Marijuana?
If a person is smoking dabs, they are ingesting highly concentrated marijuana with substantial amounts of THC. In all forms of marijuana, THC is the psychotropic ingredient that can result in anxiety, paranoia, agitation, and psychosis.
Types of Dabs
Dab Oil
Shatter
Budder
Dab Wax
Live Resin
Types of Dabbing Devices
Oil Rigs: To get a dab high, a person uses an instrument called an oil rig to heat, vaporize, and inhale vapors. An oil rig is a type of water pipe with a hollow ‘nail’ or ‘swing’ instead of a bowl. Users heat the nail using a blowtorch and then place the dab on it to vaporize it.
Vaporizers: When dabbing weed, some users prefer vaporizers, sometimes called e-cigarettes and dab pens. Vaporizers are easy to hide, smokeless, and odorless while producing immediate dabbing effects on the brain.
What Are The Dangers of Dabbing?
The dangers and side effects of smoking dabs are severe and can present serious risks to a person’s physical and mental health. Some of these side effects can include:
Changes In Sensory Perception
Poor Memory
High Blood Pressure
Elevated Heart Rate
Increased Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders
Panic Attacks
Can You Overdose on Dabs?
Anxiety
Hallucinations
Hypertension
Nausea and Vomiting
Panic Attacks
Paranoia
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Resources
- https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/butane-hash-oil/
- https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/cannabis-marijuana-concentrates
- https://www.justthinktwice.gov/facts-about-marijuana-concentrates
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6220730/
- https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2022/04/marijuana-heart-disease.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544610/#:~:text=In%20the%20hands%20of%20inexperienced,the%20use%20of%20%E2%80%9Cdab.%E2%80%9D
- https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/faqs.htm
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