The Harm That the Media Attributed Marijuana with Causing During

question 15

Multiple Choice

The harm that the media attributed marijuana with causing during the 1930s was that use of the drug would cause the user to:

• A) develop the "amotivational syndrome"
• B) progress to more dangerous drugs
• C) become insane and violent,and commit rape and murder
• D) drop dead of a drug overdose
• E) pass on birth defects in his or her offspring

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