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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.
Nationally, the teen suicide rate is up 25 percent. Colorado's 2019 rate is nearly double that nationwide, 20.4 compared to 10.5


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.
Usage Doubles & Addiction Doubles:  Over this 12-year period, the estimated number of U.S. adults who had used marijuana in the previous 12 months grew from 4.1 percent in 2001 to 9.5 percent in 2013. Marijuana-use disorders, which include problems with drug addiction and dependence, also rose, increasing from 1.5 percent of the adult population in 2001 to 2.9 percent in 2013, the study showed.
 
 College students smoke more pot than cigarettes: The survey found that 5.9 percent of college students said they had smoked pot 20 or more times in the past month. For comparison, 5.2 percent of students reported they had smoked cigarettes 20 or more times in the past month, according to the study. 
Inaccurate Labeling Edibles: Only 13 of the 75 tested pot food products — such as baked goods, beverages and candy — bought from dispensaries in California and Washington state had labels that accurately listed the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, 
Teen Brain:  The researchers found that teens who had smoked marijuana — even once — had smaller brain volume in the amygdala compared with teens who never tried pot.
 


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.
Not only does it appear that cannabis use itself is a potential precursor to future drug use, but the age of first use of cannabis and the frequency of cannabis use seem to also be predictors of future substance abuse issues. Studies have shown that over two-thirds of those under the age of 18 who have been admitted to a drug treatment program identify cannabis as their substance of choice.
” One important characteristic that defines a substance use disorder is “an underlying change in brain circuits that may persist beyond detoxification, particularly in individuals with severe disorder"


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
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