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"We Are the Majority"
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GREENVILLE – “Marijuana is not addictive.” False. One in 10 adults will
become addicted; also one in six teens. “Marijuana doesn’t hurt
anyone.” False. It reduces I.Q. by eight points by the time a user
reaches age 30. Users are four times as likely to have a heart attack.
“Marijuana is safe because it is natural.” False. Poison Ivy is
natural… do you want to roll around in it?
These are just a few of the questions representatives of “We Are the
Majority” asked members and guests at a Kiwanis of Greenville meeting
Dec. 9. It is part of an education program they have put together for
young people… both peers and younger students. Those three questions
are likely the ones most misunderstood about the ‘facts’ of marijuana.
“We Are the Majority” is a group of students whose purpose is to help
others make the right decisions and let the community know the Majority
of kids are involved in good activities… they don’t drink and they
don’t do drugs.
“Kayli here gets an A on an exam… another student gets pulled out of
the same class for smoking pot at lunch. Who do we hear about? The kid
doing something he shouldn’t (be doing) will be all over the school in
a matter of hours.” Kelly Harrison, Prevention Officer for the Recovery
& Wellness Centers of Midwest Ohio, told the group the vast
majority of kids do good, positive things all the time. We just hear
about the ones who don’t...
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