With Love from Dad

by Malcolm E. Smith

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936066008
• ISBN13: 9780936066004
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Suffolk House
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Facts about Going to Pot

This 1980 book provides 758 readable digests of doctor's findings, medical journal reports, and government studies to answer the question: is smoking marijuana dangerous? [We know of the dangers from tobacco and alcohol, which have long been used by the general public for many centuries.] Marijuana smoke is more dangerous than tobacco, and as intoxicating as alcohol. But these dangers and better known. Marijuana can cause memory loss, lethargy, and actual brain damage. It causes damage to the liver, lungs, and respiratory tract. It can leave users passive, lazy, disoriented, unable to make decisions, and lacking ambition. The author, a parent, decided to assemble all the facts he could find from many publications. He believes marijuana is more dangerous than cigarettes or alcohol, and can cause irrevocable brain damage and adversely affect other parts of the human body. Every item of information has its source listed. There is no preaching or sales talk, just the facts from experts. This book tries to correct the view that marijuana is harmless, or less harmful than cigarettes. The Table of Contents lists 27 chapters for the 758 articles. 1) Harmful Effects on the Body 2) More Harmful Than Alcohol and More Damaging Than Tobacco 3) Stays in the Body 4) Damages the Brain 5) The Connection with Cancer 6) Weakens Resistance to Disease 7) Affects Human Cells and Chromosomes 8) Harms Male Sexual Function 9) Danger to Pregnant Women and Their Babies 10) Harmful Effects on Senses, Respiratory Tract, Liver, Heart, Glands, Central Nervous System and Sleep Patterns 11) Damages Memory 12) Impairs Learning and Concentration 13) Alters Thought Process 14) Causes Loss of Motivation ... Apathy 15) Upsets Time Sense 16) Dangerous When Used Prior to Driving 17) Threat to Aviation Safety 18) Found Harmful in the Armed Forces 19) Reduces Coordination 20) Harmful Effects on Young People 21) Changes Behavior 22) Affects Mental Health 23) Psychological Dependence 24) Comparison With Other Drugs 25) Can Lead to Using Other Drugs 26) Harmful Effects Can Return 27) Warnings From Experts All Over the World The last chapter "Sources" tells where the articles came from. It is something of a mixed bag of general literature and scientific journals. This book has no index.