Marijuana article

1. Explain all the Myths according to the article.

• Marijuana only effects the person who smokes it=MYTH: Because according to the article its like a suicide it hurts not only the abuser but also burts the abusers friends & family.
• Lazy is the worst side effect of Merijuana use=Half Fact: Marijuana does make idividuals less motivated but not entirly lazy, one joint releases hundreds of chemicals that bond to the receptors in the brain changing brain activity.
• Cigarettes are safer then Marijuana=TRUE: because marijuana contains 50-70 more cancer causeing chemicals then tabacco, plus marijuana joints are not controled unlike tabacco whgich means you could be getting a lethal chemical and not even know it.
• Everyone smokes Merijuama=MYTH: I dont smoke marijuana, a survey proved 1/2 12th graders have smoked marijuana, 17.5% of 8th graders said they they had ever used the drug.
• its easy to quit=no: 1. Marijuana addicts use more of the drug then they intend to, 2. users have a presistant desire to cut down on there use. 3. users spend time smokeing marijuana at the expense of others, 4. users suffer physical & psychological problems