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Under the Influence of Parents
09/21/2015

Survey highlights:

  • Parents still have a big influence over their children when it comes to using marijuana.
  • More than 60 percent of marijuana users don't think it's addictive or damaging to the brain.
  • One in 10 surveyed report being high at school and while driving, on a daily basis.

parenting, youth
Examining the relationship between marijuana use, medical marijuana dispensaries, and abusive and neglectful parenting.
07/27/2015

Current marijuana use was positively related to frequency of child physical abuse and negatively related to physical neglect.Density of medical marijuana dispensaries and delivery services was positively related to frequency of physical abuse. As marijuana use becomes more prevalent, those who work with families, including child welfare workers must screen for how marijuana use may affect a parent's ability to provide for care for their children, particularly related to physical abuse.


child abuse, dispensaries, physical abuse, Studies, parenting
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