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AALM Current Facts and LINKS about Marijuana Harm:
• Addiction - One of every 6 kids who try marijuana will become addicted; 50% of daily adolescent users will succumb to addiction as well
• Dropping Out - Teens under age 17 who use marijuana every day are 60 percent less likely to graduate from high school
• Moving On To Other Drugs - Teen users are eight times more likely to use other illicit drugs later in life
• Psychosis - Users have twice the risk of having a psychotic break than non-users and daily users have a 4 times greater risk
• Schizophrenia - Users are six times as likely to develop schizophrenia as non-users
• Suicide - Teen users are 7 times more likely to attempt suicide than their non-using peers
• Adult Addiction is now seen as a childhood-onset disease! 90% of adult addicts started using something (marijuana, alcohol, nicotine, other) before 18
Prevention begins prior to birth and continues throughout the life course.
Understanding protective factors and how to build strong healthy youth and families can help prevent youth from experiencing adverse childhood experiences and initiating into substance use.
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