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HARMFUL TAR IN TOBACCO AND MARIJUANA SMOKE

























This is the TAR that causes “BLACK LUNG” and also contains hundreds of poisonous chemicals. If this much tar is inhaled from smoking only two tobacco cigarettes or two marijuana cigarettes (“joints”), imagine how black and sick your lungs get from inhaling the smoke of tobacco or marijuana cigarettes over many years!

DRUG FACTS: MARIJUANA (National Institute on Drug Abuse- Revised- December, 2012)

http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana

“A recent study of marijuana users who began using in adolescence revealed a profound deficit in connections between brain areas responsible for learning and memory.” Importantly, lost cognitive (thinking) ability may not be reversible even if you quit! “Regular marijuana use by young people can have long lasting negative impact on the structure and function of their brains.”


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