Alcohol and Marijauna

Why alcohol is a problem for teens is because alcohol is legal, and it is easy to find and obtain alcohol. Why marijauna is a problem is because peers that abuse marijauna pressure you to do it. Alcohol is the most widely abused psychoactive drug in the world; but today teens commonly abuse marijauna. Every year more money is spent advertising alcohol than any other product; and why that causes a problem is because the ads make alcohol look cool and is targeting our generation. Yet 60% of teens abuse marijauna. I found this amazing because I thought alcohol abuse in teens would be higher because it is easier to get alcohol. What drives teens to abuse these two drugs is from the media, and peer pressure. The long term consequences of alcohol use is damage to vital organs, different types of cancer, gastrointestinal irritations, malnutrition, high blood pressure, lowered immunity to disease, and sexual dysfunctions. The long term effects of marijauna are memory distortion, learning problems, loss of balance, trouble thinking, increased heart rate, hallucinations, drop in blood pressure, lung infections, and impairs the immune system. Why the consequences won't help with prevention is because peer pressure has a different view on drugs and you could believe what your peers are saying. I think alcohol should be legal but we need to make sure teens do not get their hands on alcohol and marijauna. If marijauna actually prevents some cancer then it should be legal for medical use, but not for teens to abuse.