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By Stephanie Escobedo Tirado, local CSUCI student.
It’s easy to say, “You’re young; live a little!” Or, “That stuff only happens in the movies.” What are the effects of these words on young people?
Here’s the impact that many don’t want to admit: it’s hurting teenagers.
Now, I don’t mean all teenagers have that one person in their life that encourages them to live a little by taking a “sip” o...
A Letter to Parents
Although NIDA’s annual Monitoring the Future survey shows that daily marijuana use in teens is mostly steady, the survey also shows that as cigarette smoking rates drop, daily marijuana smoking has become generally more common than daily cigarette smoking among teens. By the time they graduate high school, about 45 percent of teens have tried marijuana at least once in their l...
Drugs can impair your ability to drive safely and increase the risk of getting into a collision. In fact, cannabis increases your chance of a car accident. The percentage of Canadian drivers killed in vehicle crashes who test positive for drugs (40%) now actually exceeds the numbers who test positive for alcohol (33%). Impaired driving is the leading criminal cause of death and injury in Canada, a...
By Kirsten Weir, from the American Psychological Association’s Monitor on Psychology, Vol. 46 No. 10
More states are legalizing marijuana, but concerns remain about its long-term effects on the adolescent brain.
Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States — but the term “illicit” may not apply much longer. Twenty-three states have legalized Cannabis for medical use since ...
How High Ventura County is an online resource from Ventura County Behavioral Health that addresses the growing need in Ventura County for facts to educate teens and their families about marijuana use. How High Ventura County is a health initiative designed to teach parents and youth that marijuana affects teens differently. From their website,
“It’s not about politics. It’s not about being ‘for’ ...
This post was written by a Ventura County college student.
My Friends’ Story Started With Having Fun With Marijuana And Ended With No Future
This piece is for those that want to say in the future, “My teenage years were so cool.”
Forty years ago I was a teenager, a very hectic and social teenager. Being exposed to many positive and sad experiences, I realized that I could enjoy so much of my l...
As part of the Department of Ventura County Healthcare Agency, Ventura County Behavioral Health has created new online resources for teens, parents, families, and individuals within Ventura County who might be struggling with addiction, underage and binge drinking, prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse, cannabis use, mental health issues, and suicide prevention. Their website, Ventura Count...
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