Alcohol and tobacco use is becoming more common every day in our society. The media is continuously advertising tobacco companies and different brands of alcohol‚ while the government is continuously sending warning messages about the harm that alcohol and tobacco can cause. Tobacco can forever damage you’re your internal organs‚ while alcohol can cause major damage to your body as well as the people surrounding you. Although the public knows about the negative effects of these products‚ people still
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In the article “Alcohol‚ Tobacco Worse Than Illegal Drugs” a new British study found that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal narcotics such as marijuana or Ecstasy. Professor David Nutt of Britain’s Bristol University and some colleagues proposed the study and found a new structure for the “classification of harmful substances based on the actual risk posed to society” (Conroy‚ 2007). The researchers used three factors to determine how harmful any drug is : “the physical harm
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Marijuana and Alcohol: Effects on the Body It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that alcohol and marijuana comprise the two most commonly abused drugs by young adults in America. But while many would ask why young adults use these drugs‚ it’s more important to understand how these drugs affect the body. What exactly do these drugs do to the body and how does the body process them? Are the effects always negative? Does the amount consumed make a significant difference? First I will give a brief history
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Marijuana VS Alcohol and Tobacco Cassandra Pratt COM/156 February 26‚ 2012 Raquel Wanzo Marijuana VS Alcohol and Tobacco Marijuana has been a greatly debated subject for hundreds of years. Marijuana is illegal under federal law. However‚ under state law it can be prescribed by a medical physician in 16 out of 50 states‚ for its scientifically proven medicinal uses. Although marijuana has medicinal uses‚ it is also used recreationally just like alcohol and tobacco‚ while alcohol and tobacco
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Alcohol: The legal drinking age in the state of Missouri is 21. The legal limit of blood alcohol concentration in Missouri is .08. If either of these laws are disobeyed you could face serious consequences or even death. When you drink you experience effects from it. There are two kinds of effects short & long term. Short term effects happen then‚ & continue for a short time afterwards. Short term effects include; nausea‚ vomiting‚ loss of judgment & self control‚ blackout‚ coma or even death
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remain‚ Marijuana and Alcohol. Both of these substances continue to be an ever growing source of debate throughout the United States. But while Alcohol is legal‚ marijuana remains illegal. Making a substance illegal would mean that it is detrimental to a persons ’ mental and physical state‚ therefore‚ a legal substance is by definition healthier. But what if that isn ’t the case? According to the World Health Organization‚ in the year 2011 four percent of deaths worldwide are attributed to Alcohol usage
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commercialized‚ sponsorships have taken over professional sports. In this paper‚ Alcohol and Tobacco sponsorships will be the issue of this paper. Sports sponsorship has become an important marketing tool for advertiser’s because of the flexibility‚ broad reach‚ and high level of brand or corporate exposure that it affords‚ (Krapp‚ 49). Yet some sponsors have created an uproar with in the society‚ these are namely alcohol and tobacco products. These two make up about half of the sponsorship in professional
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Marijuana vs. Alcohol In The United States Marijuana and alcohol are the two most threatening drugs used in America today. Marijuana is the most illicit drug while alcohol is the most abused. Both were illegal during the prohibition but when the constitution was ratified in 1933 alcohol was made legal while marijuana remained illegal. It does not mean that because alcohol is still legal it’s less dangerous than marijuana. Both drugs lead to serious risks and should be taken with caution if used
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Alcohol vs. Marijuana There are many sedatives to disconnect from reality in the modern world of today. All of them are used everyday but there are two main drugs that are affecting modern day America‚ that is between marijuana and alcohol. Which is better? Are the two different? We can’t disconnect these two completely from the world‚ we’ve tried prohibiting alcohol for a solid 13 years. That didn’t last too long. The first documented date marijuana became illegal was 1906. ( Charles Q. Choi
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Why should people not drive while under the influence of alcohol or marijuana? Marijuana use is growing more and more. While it does not have many physically harmful effects‚ it has mental effects on people. There is constantly research bring conducted on this "drug" marijuana has many effects on people that we still do not quite have a grasp on. Marijuana can impair short-term memory and perception. Memory impairment from marijuana use. Occur because THC alters how information is processed in
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