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Show Marijuana Smoking: : Greatest Health Threat "Marijuana smoking constitutes consti-tutes the greatest single new threat to the health of our lungs in the United States," says Dr. Robert L. Dupont, a spokesman spokes-man for the American Lung Association; DR. DUPONT, former director of the National Institute Insti-tute on Drug Abuse, made the statement in the Bulletin of the-American the-American Lung Association. "While most new drugs are considered dangerous until proven safe, the assumption has been the reverse where marijuana is concerned," says Dr. Dupont. "It has been assumed safe until proven harmful." DR. DUPONT points out that marijuana smoke contains more tar and known cancer-causing cancer-causing agents than tobacco smoke. He presents findings from a study showing that a single marijuana cigarette smoked for 15 minutes produces pro-duces as high a level of carbon monoxide in the blood as do 10-20 cigarettes smoked in the course of a day. "American voung people are literally the only population popula-tion in the history of the worl in which large numbers of an en- Christmas SeatUSr "THE USE of ma-other ma-other countries does 2 volve an entire s; ally its use is limited o2 religious groups or social Ja ses that are relatively Unil and, ooked downed Amends, in jeopardy R. James Steenblik, L, dent of the Utah Lung Z ciation, says, "The thinRth strikes me about this is that many young people are co cerned about pollution wined wi-ned about the environme believe in eating only naj foods,- crusade against tl problems of nuclear enert and yet continue to smo marijuana cigarettes. THERE IS a growing bo ot information about heal risks, and we are trying to a across to people so they c have good information befc making choices that affe their life." "The Utah Lung Assoc tion has printed informati available about marijuana a , its use," Mr. Steenblik sa; "As a Christmas Seal servi we will send single copies those who request it. F further information cont; Franklin K. Brough.execut director of the Utah Lu Association, 484-4456. |