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Article: Marijuana - a mind-altering drug. (includes quiz)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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The easiest way to avoid marijuana's many harmful effects is to not use the drug in the first place.
"When I smoked marijuana, I dropped the ball more," remembered Jon, age 17. "I hoped to get a college scholarship for basketball. But I'd get winded after playing a short time. That really scared me, so one night I flushed my stash of pot down the toilet and haven't smoked since."
Betti, another former marijuana user and high school sophomore, said, "I kept falling further and further behind at school. See, before I'd start my homework, I'd smoke a joint or two to relax. Then I'd think about doing my assignments, but I was stoned and I'd never get around ...