TEENAGERS AND MARIJUANA
Solving America’s Addiction Nightmare and Helping Our Young Adults
Since the turn of the century, the United States has experienced what might be its worst-ever drug problem. Just in the last two decades, millions of people have fallen prey to drug habits, and hundreds of thousands of people have died from drug overdoses. But who is actually falling prey to addiction?
Ten Times as Many Teens Use Marijuana Today Than in the 1990s
There have been shifts in our country in the last two decades that can be traced back to the increasing legalization of marijuana for both medicinal and recreational use. One such change is that more young people are using the drug.
What Happens to People Who Use Marijuana in Their Adolescent Years?
One important piece of data is that drug experimentation can be more damaging for young people than adults. Young people tend to be more impulsive, more likely to take risks when under the influence, etc. Furthermore, drug use has a potent effect on the body of a young person, creating great danger for developing an addiction.
Drug Abuse on College Campuses: What College Students are Doing on the Drug Scene
When we think of college campuses, the upper echelon of educational attainment in the United States, a bunch of students smoking marijuana is not the first concept that comes to mind. However, on hundreds of colleges across the country, cigarette smoking is in rapid decline as marijuana use increases steadily.
High Schoolers More Likely to Smoke Pot than Cigarettes
Young people are often thought to be the most “at-risk” age range for drug abuse and alcohol addiction, and to a degree that is true.
