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The Rate Of Teen Suicide In Colorado Increased By 58% 10/18/2019 |
In the past three years, teen suicide in Colorado rose from 12.9 to 20.4 deaths per 100,000 adolescents ages 15-19, according to the report. Overall, that rate put Colorado as the sixth worst state. Colorado, suicide, Teens |
Teens who use concentrated marijuana more likely to use other drugs 08/26/2019 |
In the study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, researchers surveyed almost 50,000 adolescents in Arizona. The researchers found that among teens who used any form of cannabis, 72 percent had experience with the more potent products. Overall, the researchers found that 33 percent of the teens had tried some form of pot and 24 percent said they had used concentrated forms. The likelihood of a student using cannabis rose with age: 20 percent of the eighth graders said they’d used the drug, compared to 35 percent of the 10th graders and 46 percent of the 12th graders.
Similarly, 15 percent of the eighth graders, 25 percent of the 10th graders and 33 percent of 12th graders said they had used cannabis concentrates. Concentrate users had the highest rates of having tried other drugs.
consentrates, Teens, adolescent, Vaping |
Marijuana Use by U.S. Teens Has Jumped 10-fold Since 1990s 06/23/2019 |
The study looked at 1991-2017 U.S. federal health data on more than 200,000 high school students. It found that the number who said they'd used pot at least once over the past month rose 10-fold -- from 0.6% in 1991 to 6.3% by 2017. high school, Teens |
Parent should know and understand 01/15/2017 |
CDC, Teens, parents, 2017 Legislation |
Heavy teen marijuana use may cut life short by 60 04/29/2016 |
Swedish researchers analyzed the records of more than 45,000 men beginning in 1969 and 1970. The scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm reported that 4,000 died during the 42-year follow-up period, and men who'd used marijuana heavily at ages 18 and 19 were 40 percent more likely to die by age 60 compared to guys who hadn't used the drug. Teens, usage, Death |
Pot Science: Top Marijuana Findings of 2015 12/29/2015 |
Although studies are beginning to show that some ingredients in marijuana are likely to be helpful for people with certain conditions, the findings have yet to nail down the specifics about the dose, the frequency, the best form to take (such as getting the active compounds from edible products or smoking it), the risks from frequent use, and whether marijuana works as well as or better than other available treatments, Budney said. Research, usage, college, Resource Paper, edibles, Teens |
Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana: What are the Risks? 07/31/2015 |
Brain abnormalities and memory problems were observed in these individuals in their early twenties, two years after they had stopped using marijuana. The cannabis users were noted to have striatal, globus pallidus, and thalamus changes showing these brain regions appearing to shrink and collapse inward. These individuals also had poorer working memory. The earlier the age of cannabis use, the more dramatic the brain changes and memory deficits were noted to be. Teens, Research, Studies, Brain, addiction, anxiety, depression, Resource Paper |
EXPERT: LIQUID MARIJUANA CAN BE EASY FOR TEENS TO CONCEAL 06/03/2015 |
In Chapel Hill this week, four students were taken to the hospital after apparently overdosing. One of the teens told ABC11 they thought they were using liquid marijuana but instead drank liquid ecstasy. "You go to the drug store and buy Sudafed, you know exactly what's in it. When they get ecstasy or liquid marijuana, they don't know how much THC is really in that particular item. They don't know if it's mixed with something else," said Rebecca Wheeler, who is a substance abuse prevention health educator with the Poe Center for Health Education. Liquid marijuana, or the chemical THC, can be bought in cartridges or extracted from marijuana plants. It is often used in a vaporizer and can appear odorless and colorless making it easy for teens to conceal. liquid, Teens, vaporizing |
Teens choose to drive with high drivers more than drunk drivers 04/29/2015 |
Teens, impaired, car crashes 2 |
Teen busted mailing marijuana from California to Missouri 04/05/2015 |
He hoped to make anywhere from $30,000 to $100,000 through this illegal business venture. Teens, illegal, california |
Marijuana Tool Kit 03/26/2015 |
Teens, Took Kit |
Pot, alcohol found at scene of fatal teen wreck 02/15/2015 |
#no2pot Teens, Fatalities, car crashes, Florida, impaired, alcohol |
Survey: Local teens smoking pot increased 12/09/2014 |
Florida, Teens, youth |
Portugal decriminalised drugs. Results? Use by teens doubled in a decade with nearly a fifth of 15 and 16-year-olds using drugs 10/31/2014 |
Portugal, Teens, youth, usage, Studies |
Pot studies suggest regular use is bad for teen brains 08/09/2014 |
Teens, Brain, Studies |
Marijuana, crash played role in missing teen’s death 04/24/2014 |
Teens, Death |
Smoke and Mirrors Cloud Medical Marijuana Debate 04/01/2014 |
It's time now to change the flawed medical marijuana system by insisting that standard medical procedures be followed in the dispensing of the drug. Let's save our children from the dangers of "marijuana doctors" before all concerns for safety go up in smoke. addiction, debate, Teens, abnormal, Medical |
Regular marijuana use by teens continues to be a concern 01/01/2012 |
youth, Teens |
Marijuana Use Precedes the Onset Of Psychotic Symptoms In Youth and Young Adults 03/24/2011 |
Teens, Psychosis |
Teens who smoke pot at risk for later schizophrenia, psychosis 03/08/2011 |
Evidence is mounting that regular marijuana use increases the chance that a teenager will develop psychosis, a pattern of unusual thoughts or perceptions, such as believing the television is transmitting secret messages. It also increases the risk of developing schizophrenia, a disabling brain disorder that not only causes psychosis, but also problems concentrating and loss of emotional expression. Teens, Schizophrenia |