| 1. Marijuana contains many of the same chemicals | | | | cough, bronchitis, and emphysema, but smoking on a |
| found in cigarette smoke and many in larger amounts. | | | | regular basis sends the risk factor proportionately |
| Tar, for example, is more concentrated in marijuana | | | | higher. |
| smoke than in cigarette smoke. | | | | 7. Personality changes and emotional problems have |
| 2. Smoking marijuana causes the heart to race and | | | | been positively linked to marijuana use. Depression, |
| the mouth to get dry and eyes to be bloodshot. | | | | anxiety and other emotional problems are often |
| 3. Studies show that the drug can damage your | | | | worsened by smoking weed. This includes the |
| short-term memory, warp your natural sense of time, | | | | intensifying of pre-existing emotional disturbances. |
| alter depth perception slow the reflexes and reaction | | | | 8. Studies have shown that early use of marijuana |
| time. | | | | increases the likelihood of the abuse of other, often |
| 4. Marijuana smoke contains 50% to 70% more | | | | more addicting and potentially deadly drugs. |
| cancer causing chemicals that cigarette smoke does. | | | | 9. For some people, marijuana use leads to addiction, |
| In addition to that, marijuana smoke produces high | | | | including compulsive drug seeking, physical, emotional |
| levels of an enzyme that changes certain | | | | and mental withdrawal symptoms and continued use |
| hydrocarbons into their carcinogenic form that can | | | | of the drug despite adverse consequences and |
| further increase the risk of cancerous formations. | | | | repeated attempts to stop. |
| 5. Research indicates that THC, the psychoactive | | | | 10. While it may seem otherwise, after you have been |
| ingredient in marijuana impairs the immune systems | | | | off weed for a while you will realize that life is better |
| ability to fight off infections as well as cancerous cells | | | | when standing on your own, without doping it up to |
| and formations. | | | | have fun or to relax. |
| 6. Smoking marijuana at all, increases risk of chronic | | | | |