Schwarts of Georgetown University School of medicine in Washington D.C., studied teenagers who had abused marijuana. ... This tells you that smoking marijuana and driving doesn't mix well. ... Coordination and driving 1. perception 2. muscle coordination 3. smoking and driving don't mix G. ...
(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.... Despite the misconception by many that marijuana does not effect a persons driving ability, the mix of marijuana and driving actually causes many deaths each year. ...
Some myths of marijuana and highway safety are marijuana-like alcohol- seriously impairs driving in some respects; pot is even more impairing than alcohol. I think this is true because marijuana does affect perception and driving ability. ... Anti-drug campaigns in the schools and the media may even make drugs more attractive. ...
On average among high school seniors, a 4.5% decrease in drinking produced a 2.4% increase on getting high (Drum). ... This is dangerous because alcohol has the power to make us do things that we wouldn't otherwise do when sober, such as driving under the influence or even attempting to rob a bank. ... If marijuana killing brain cells is a concern, law professor Bill Lively makes a valid statement, "I saw more drug use at Georgetown Law School than anywhere else I've ever been. ...
Morgan, a Professor of Pharmacology at the City University of New York Medical School have identified a couple of key facts supporting my statement. Some of these facts are that over time marijuana has stayed the same or even done the opposite when hard drugs have increased or decreased, a 1988 study shows marijuana users showed an increase in awareness of white blood cells which directly fight germs and are the main source of your immune system, researchers have found no difference in the IQ of those who were born to mothers who used marijuana while pregnant and of those who did not, a lab t...
In his article "We Need to Legalize Marijuana Now,"" Ken MacQueen wrote, "Persons using this narcotic smoke the dried leaves of the plant, which has the effect of driving them completely insane"" (MacQueen 1). ... Then there are the people that are going to school. ... Completing high school or at least getting your G.E.D. is a definite must for almost every job that can allow you to support yourself. Worland also talked about how 6.5 percent of high school seniors smoke marijuana daily, which has increased by 4.1 since the year 1993. ...
Many states also have laws automatically suspending the driver's license of an individual if they are convicted of any marijuana offense, even if the offense was not driving related. ... In recent years, it has significantly reduced the prevalence of drunk driving and tobacco smoking 1. ...
A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel tha...