Despite years of anti-drug messages, many kids still think that smoking pot
is not harmful.  There are claims that marijuana is less harmful than
alcohol and tobacco, but this is not true.  Here are some facts why:

* The average joint contains over 400 chemicals and four times as much tar
as an unfiltered cigarette.
* In 1999 alone, there were 87,150 emergency room cases in which patients
admitted to having used marijuana before their injury.
* Heavy marijuana use-smoking five or more joints a week-can lower the IQ by
an average of four points, according to a new Canadian study with 17- to
20-year-old subjects.

These facts and more information can be found on the Reality Check and
ForReal marijuana education sites for parents and teens, respectively.  Here
are some of our latest articles:

Friends for Life?
What to do when your child tells you that their friends are using drugs.
http://www.health.org/reality/articles/2002/friends.asp (PARENTS)
What to do when you are worried that your friend is using drugs.
http://www.forreal.org/act/friend2.asp (TEENS)

Dumbing Down With Pot
A summary of a Canadian study that shows that heavy marijuana use lowers IQ.
http://www.health.org/reality/articles/2002/iq.asp (PARENTS)
http://www.forreal.org/think/iq.asp (TEENS)

ER Stats Prove Marijuana Is a Not-So-Harmless High
Marijuana use does play a large role in accidents and injuries in emergency
room incidents.
http://www.health.org/reality/articles/2001/erstats.asp (PARENTS)
http://www.forreal.org/think/safety.asp (TEENS)

I hope these resources help you in learning the truth about marijuana. Feel
free to use these articles on your site, and please include the source links
to the original article if you do.

Thank you, 
Farra Trompeter

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