actually very detrimental to their lives in many ways. Four of the most

harmful possibilities that exist are, the link between marijuana and crime,

the health risks involved, the family problems that arise, and the fact that

marijuana has been known to lead to other drugs. Although these problems do

not always evolve in all teenagers that smoke, the chances are that, given

time, marijuana will damage the lives of either the smoker or those around

Next to alcohol, marijuana is the most commonly used and widespread drug

in the United States. "Drug abuse is a fact of life in the United States

with an extremely negative impact on teenagers, who are more susceptible to

addictive behavior and think less about the consequences of drug

use."(Phillips 32) Results show that between nine and seventeen million

Americans use marijuana casually, more than all other drugs

combined.(Schleichert 40) Results also show that after two decades of

declining marijuana use among high school students they are now using

marijuana more than they ever have before.(Schleichert 40) The most common

reason that people begin using marijuana is as

The use of marijuana has many health risks. One of these major risks is

believed to be a 'gateway drug' - one that marks just the start of a person's

mixed with heroin, crack, PCP, or may even dip the marijuana in

Whatever part of the body marijuana affects, it is, without a doubt, very

7) The crime among these teens often takes on a snowball effect. There is

be high, they may also develop amotivational syndrome. Amotivational

starts smoking the drug he no longer views the other drugs as being so bad or

marijuana affects some aspects of the reproductive systems in both men and

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