Alcohol vs. Majiuana

Alcohol vs. Marijuana

After researching both marijuana and alcohol, which are two commonly used drugs in my community that have the same effect, but yet differ significantly. While alcohol is the number one substance used and misused by people, marijuana is the number one illegal drug being [Doctoral rule (but good advice for any academic writer)--If not a noun (as in "human being"), the word "Being" is hard to imagine; it means "existing." Try to rewrite this without using "being"--with action words like "attending," "working," "living," "experiencing," simply "as"--or even removing "being" completely] used and sold in colleges, high schools, and communities’ particularly urban communities. With that being said, one might ask, “Which one is more harmful to their well being?”This will be up to you to decide.

Marijuana is addictive and has an immediate affect during and after smoking. When consuming the drug it usually last up to two hours, but eventually wear off. Heavy usage [Check spelling: "Usage" refers primarily to legal procedures or grammar; most writing situations call for "use"] of marijuana can have effect the brain causing people to hallucinate or lose the sense of personal identity. The physical affect using the drug can cause abnormal heart rate and red eyes. Although researchers haven’t found a long term effect on the brain caused by the drug, it was said that using this drug can cause a gateway to another drug.

Alcohol on the other hand can also be [This is smoother as "also can be"] addictive. The effects of alcohol can take place after one drink. With the fact in play of one’s weight, height, age, and food consumed before drinking and how well their digestive system work. Alcohol has proven to have great [Writing suggestion: "great" is an overworked word, too frequently seen, and too vague. It has too many meanings: huge, superior, numerous, etc. Use a more specific adjective] effects long...