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    Alcohol poses more serious short-term health risks than marijuana, as it can quickly cause death by overdose and interacts dangerously with other drugs. Marijuana consumption increases heart rate and blood pressure in the short-term. Long-term, alcohol is known to cause liver disease and cancer, while long-term effects of marijuana are still uncertain, though some think it may affect brain development in young people.

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    Alcohol poses more serious short-term health risks than marijuana, as it can quickly cause death by overdose and interacts dangerously with other drugs. Marijuana consumption increases heart rate and blood pressure in the short-term. Long-term, alcohol is known to cause liver disease and cancer, while long-term effects of marijuana are still uncertain, though some think it may affect brain development in young people.

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    Hamilton Hewitt

    Professor D. Jizi
    UWRT 1103-013
    Marijuana vs. Alcohol - Notes
    Source: Brownstein, By Joe. "Marijuana vs. Alcohol: Which Is Really Worse for Your
    Health?" LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 21 Jan. 2014. Web. 09 Nov. 2015.
    <http://www.livescience.com/42738-marijuana-vs-alcohol-health-effects.html>.
    Short Term Consequences

    You can quickly die from too much alcohol at once, whereas with marijuana

    you cant.
    Marijuana affects the heart in the short term, as well as the mind. It increases

    the heart rate and blood pressure.


    Marijuana does not have dangerous affects when interacting with other drugs

    like alcohol does.


    Alcohol is broken down similarly to other drugs which means it can decrease

    or increase the amounts of other drugs in the body which can be deadly
    Both alcohol and marijuana can impair coordination and balance

    Long Term Consequences

    Alcohol can cause liver disease and liver cancer


    The long term effects of marijuana are not well known yet
    Marijuana is thought by some to affect the development of the brain in young
    people

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