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MYTH: MADD says kids shouldn’t have access to marijuana, but marijuana isn’t as bad as alcohol, I mean at least it is not addictive.
Marijuana is very addictive! In fact in 2016 over 4 million people were diagnosed with substance use disorder due to marijuana use. Marijuana...
MYTH: If I’m old enough to go to war, I should be old enough to drink.
21 is the minimum age because a person’s brain does not stop developing until his or her early to mid-20s. Drinking alcohol while...
MYTH: Drinking is just a phase all kids go through; they’ll grow out of it.
Actually, many don’t. In fact, the earlier someone begins drinking, the more likely they are to be alcohol dependent in later life. More...