Secrets Every Parent Needs to Know About Marijuana Smoking: Bonus Report: Marijuana Facts For Teens

By National Institute on Drug Abuse

A Letter to ParentsFollowing a troubling increase in marijuana abuse in early 2000 among U.S. teens, recent findings have shown more encouraging trends. For example, past-year use has fallen significantly among students in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades since 2001: it has dropped by 24 percent among 8th-graders, 23 percent among 10th-graders, and 15 percent among 12th-graders. Perceived risk of harm from smoking marijuana regularly remained stable for all three grades from 2005 to 2006, and perceived availability of marijuana fell significantly among 10th-graders, from 72.6 percent in 2005 to 70.7 percent in 2006.Even with these encouraging trends, marijuana is still the illegal drug most often abused in the United States. Its continued high prevalence rate, particularly among teens, indicates that we still have a long way to go. In addition, because many parents of present-day teens used marijuana when they were in college, they often find it difficult to talk about marijuana with their children and to set strict ground rules against it. This conversation must begin early, as marijuana use today often starts at a young age-with more potent forms of the drug now available to these children and adolescents. Parents need to recognize that marijuana use is a serious threat, and they need to tell their children not to use it.We at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) are pleased to offer thisbook. Although it is best to talk about drugs when children are young, it is never too late to talk about the dangers of drug use.Talking to our children about drug abuse is not always easy, but it is very important. I hope these booklets can help.Nora D. Volkow, M.D.DirectorNational Institute on Drug Abuse

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438250509
• ISBN13: 9781438250502
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.1" x 7.0"