Mental health professionals have long debated the relationship between adolescent socialization and cannabis use. A article published in HealthDay News January 26, 2009 examines this issue.The article reports on a study published in the February 2009 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The researchers studied “ …93,297 students (aged 15 years) from 31 largely European and North American countries and regions, and found that the more evenings the subjects spent out with their friends, the more likely they were to use cannabis.” The researchers concluded that “There is a great need to learn more about the nature of evenings out with friends and related factors that might explain changes in adolescent cannabis use over time…..Because there are many benefits to adolescent social interaction, it is important to determine how best to foster it without unduly increasing exposure opportunities for cannabis use." The take home message for parents who have adolescent children who socialize a great deal with their friends and peers, is that constant viligance is important. If the parent has any supiciions that their adolescent child is engaging in cannabis abuse, then swift intervention is important.
The Bottom Line: Adolescents who spend large amounts of time socializing with their friends and peers at risk for cannabis abuse and use.
Resources:
Youtube on overcoming marijuana and other addictions
Facts every adolescent needs to know about Marijuana
- What is marijuana? Are there different kinds?
- How is marijuana used?
- How long does marijuana stay in the user's body?
- How many teens smoke marijuana?
- Why do young people use marijuana?
- What happens if you smoke marijuana?
- What are the short-term effects of marijuana use?
- Does marijuana affect school, sports, or other activities?
- What are the long-term effects of marijuana use?
- Does marijuana lead to the use of other drugs?
- How can you tell if someone has been using marijuana?
- Is marijuana sometimes used as a medicine?
- How does marijuana affect driving?
- If a woman is pregnant and smokes it, will marijuana hurt the baby?
- What does marijuana do to the brain?
- Can people become addicted to marijuana?
- What if a person wants to quit using the drug?
- References
Facts every parent needs to know about Marijuana
- A Letter to Parents
- What is marijuana? Aren't there different kinds?
- What are the current slang terms for marijuana?
- How is marijuana used?
- How many people smoke marijuana? At what age do children generally start?
- How can I tell if my child has been using marijuana?
- Why do young people use marijuana?
- Does using marijuana lead to other drugs?
- What are the effects of marijuana?
- What happens after a person smokes marijuana?
- How long does marijuana stay in the user's body?
- Can a user have a bad reaction?
- How is marijuana harmful?
- How does marijuana affect driving?
- What are the long-term effects of marijuana?
- What about pregnancy? Will smoking marijuana hurt the baby?
- What happens if a nursing mother uses marijuana?
- How does marijuana affect the brain?
- Can the drug cause mental illness?
- Do marijuana users lose their motivation?
- Can a person become addicted to marijuana?
- What is "tolerance" for marijuana?
- Are there treatments to help marijuana users?
- Can marijuana be used as medicine?
- How can I prevent my child from getting involved with marijuana?
- Talking to your children about marijuana
- Resources
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Sources: National Institute of Drug Abuse, See blogposts in Psychiatric Disorders: General and Psychiatric Disorders: Marijuana, Youtube
Reference: HealthDay
News January 26, 2009
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