5. Decreased Risk Of Injury
We all know that alcohol impairs your motor skills. While this negative effect can be mild enough to only result in not being able to walk in a straight line, think of all the risks that impaired coordination carries.
You could wander into traffic, fall down a flight of steps, trip and hit your head so hard you cause severe brain damage… you get the picture.
While you might get a minor injury when you’re high—like if you accidentally grab the lit end of a joint—the risk of severe injury is a lot lower than when you get drunk.