<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Mar 26 2007, 02:47 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Prepare to answer to mavsfan's daddy and his analysis on why weed is worse than alcohol.
</div>According to an article from the National Organization for Drug Abuse. (from a book. not an internet source)Here are some numbers. (Rated on a scale from 1 to 6)
Dependence:How difficult it is for the user to quit, the relapse rate, the percentage of people who eventually become dependent, the rating users give their own need for the substance and the degree to which the substance will be used in the face of evidence that it causes harm.Marijuana-1Alcohol-3
Withdrawl:Presence and severity of characteristic withdrawal symptoms.Marijuana-1Alcohol-6
Tolerance:How much of the substance is needed to satisfy increasing cravings for it, and the level of stable need that is eventually reachedMarijuana-1Alcohol-6
Intoxication: Though not usually counted as a measure of addiction in itself, the level of intoxication is associated with addiction and increases the personal and social damage a substance may do.Marijuana-3Alcohol-6
Reinforcement:A measure of the substance's ability, in human and animal tests, to get users to take it again and again, and in preference to other substances.Marijuana-2Alcohol-4Deaths from the two substances. There are hundreds of alcohol overdose deaths each year, yet there has never been a marijuana overdose death in history. The consumption of alcohol is also the direct cause of tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year.Alcohol is one of the most toxic drugs, and using just 10 times what one would use to get the desired effect can lead to death. Marijuana is one of ? if not the ? least toxic drugs, requiring thousands times the dose one would use to get the desired effect to lead to death. This ?thousands times? is actually theoretical, since there has never been a recorded case of marijuana overdose. There has never been a documented case of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker, and recent studies find that marijuana use is not associated with any type of cancer. The same cannot be said for alcohol, which has been found to contribute to a variety of long-term negative health effects, including cancers and cirrhosis of the liver.Studies find alcohol use contributes to aggressive behavior and acts of violence, whereas marijuana use reduces the likelihood of violent behavior.Thought id just post my side first. While I have the time. I know its coming. Will be back on later. Will try to find the article on the internet.