Alcohol consists of one substance only, ethanol. Dagga contains 400 different chemicals, 60 of these have been proven to cause cancer. Alcohol is eliminated from the body in a few hours. THC, delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol, the strongest intoxicating substance in dagga, stays in the body fat for months, even years. A person who smokes dagga 2 or 3 times a week is constantly under the influence of the substance. Dagga damages the bodies' immune system, which leads to greater susceptibility …
showed first 75 words of 499 total

showed last 75 words of 499 total
…lead to a great amount of deaths within our youth. There are more high school dropouts because of drugs. Dagga impairs concentration and the ability to learn and perform, which cause a lack of interest in work at school. Drugs are also widely used in clubs, alcohol is also sold in clubs but it is the drugs that are a danger to many young men and women. Drugs are definitely a greater menace than alcohol.