Issues In Our Society

nd you are selected for a urine test
             marijuana will show up. The short-term effects of marijuana include problems with
             memory and learning, distorted perception, loss of coordination, increased heart rate and
             anxiety. The long-term effects of these drugs include slowed and slurred speech,
             constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, impaired night vision, sedation, coma, addiction,
             convulsions, heart failure, paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, loss of interest in sex,
             marijuana even contains some of the same, and sometimes even more of the
             cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco. These drugs can hurt you and those who
             surround you. I don't understand why would anyone go through the risk of dying of
             overdosed and just the fact of addiction is a nightmare that many choose to live every day
             Drugs bring me to my next issue which is why some people think that alcohol and
             tobacco should be illegal. Let me start by saying that millions of lives would be safe if
             smoking and drinking was illegal. Is it fair for innocent people to die because of a drunk
             driver or because of second hand smoke? How much do we value the lives of others and
             our own?. You don't need to drink much alcohol before your ability to dive becomes
             impaired. The more heavily you drink, the greater the potential for problems at home, at
             work, with friends, and even with strangers. One of my family member was an alcoholic
             and I know that they face a lot of problems like arguments with the family or friends, loss
             of employment due to absences or decreased productivity, committing or being the victim
             of violence and also alcohol can cause a range of birth defects, the most serious being fetal
             alcohol syndrome F.A.S. (physical abnormalities, mental impairment). Children born with
             alcohol-related birth defects can have lifelong learning and behavior problems. Some
             problems, like those I mentioned above, can occur af
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