Substance Consumption In Adolescents In The Last Decades

Substance consumption in adolescents in the last decades

Introduction.

Almost half of all high school students in Maryland have tried marijuana, while one in four last year students consume it frequently. Compared to the State, the use of marijuana by the high school students of Talbot County is slightly lower, about 30%. Meanwhile, the current use is approximately the same, according to the latest youth risk behavior survey.

Developing.

While the recreational use of marijuana remains illegal in Maryland, the State has decriminalized the small possession. Medical use is legal, although the rules for dispensaries are relatively strict. Even so, dispensaries are appearing throughout the state, including Mid-Shore, which can raise parents to discuss the dangers of the drug with their children.

Marijuana defenders often promote drugs as beneficial for a variety of reasons, but the investigation remains mixed. However, one thing that remains clear is that the recreational use of marijuana is never well for adolescents. Often called the ‘input drug’, many teenagers who develop a substance use disorder began with the recreational use of marijuana.

Marijuana remains the most illicit drug consumed in Maryland, according to the National Drug Intelligence Center, and the consumption of adolescents is the highest in decades. Health experts cite legalization efforts as a reason for these increases, along with common misceptions that marijuana is harmless.

The research body increases that shows that the use of marijuana has short and long term effects, both in physical and mental health.

For adolescents, the brain still in development is particularly vulnerable to the use of substances. Marijuana consumption is also related to a higher risk of major depression in young adults and an increase in suicidal thoughts. There are also evidence that relates the consumption of marijuana to the earliest appearance of psychosis. In general, as soon as possible the use is, the greater the risk will be.

Parents should consider having a talk about the dangers of marijuana consumption with their children. This discussion can include a general description of the power of marijuana, along with its harmful effects. The National Institute on Drug Abuse offers a variety of information and online resources about adolescents and marijuana, in Teens.Drugabuse.GOV/Drug-Facts/Marijuana. Talbot Goes Purple is an educational and awareness prevention program that empowers our young people and our community for ‘Goes Purple’ as a sign of taking a position against substance abuse. 

Conclusions.

The purpose of the program is to promote the ‘new conversation’, which includes prescription medications, alcohol, marijuana and electronic cigarettes. TGP focuses on educating students about the dangers of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, and works to prevent children from starting using these substances first.

An initiative of the Sheriff’s Office of Talbot and Tidewater Rotary County, in association with the public schools of Talbot County, the Saints Peter & Paul school and the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Talbot Goes Purple empowers our young people and our communityFor ‘Go Purple’ as a sign of taking a position against substance abuse.