Question by shining girl: Is alcohol or weed worse for you?
I’ve always wondered if one is worse than the other for your health and if so why?

Best answer:

Answer by D
booze kills your liver weed just makes you high

Answer by Steven G
Alcohol can cause liver failure, heart problems, and if drink too much can kill you. Marijuana, or weed is a gateway drug. Once your body gets use to the high, it needs more, then you could go to other drugs that could kill you. But, I would say Alcohol is worse, even though drinking moderately can actually help prevent heart disease.

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Question by Evan: What are your opinions on internet “addiction” being declared a medical problem?
I don’t know how recently or exactly who is doing this, but internet “addiction” is being classified as an actual medical problem. I dont know if it already is or if people are just trying to make it so, but i recently heard about it.

What are your thoughts on this?
I personally think that the people calling it a medical problem and the people that will claim to be addicted to the internet are just looking for some way to justify extensive use of the internet. people are looking for mroe and more ways to put blame on something other than themselves for what they do. its rather pathetic.

Best answer:

Answer by J C
Well, they have to label everything so why not say it is a medical problem? I don’t buy it.

Answer by Dimmu B
Its not a problem,Its stupidity and it cannot be helped.

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