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.