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Family Hardships Can Lead to Cannabis Use Disorders
Posted on December 9, 2009
One in five Australian young people experience a cannabis use disorder, according to a University of Queensland (UQ) and Mater Hospital study published today in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. The findings also reveal the characteristics of those who are more likely to experience a cannabis use disorder.
Alcohol Industry Targets Youth with Magazine Ads
Posted on December 2, 2009
A new study found that alcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high youth readership than alcoholic drinks consumed mainly by adults, resulting in disproportionately high youth exposure to such targeted alcohol ads.
Studies Link Parental Monitoring with Decreased Teen Marijuana Use
Posted on November 17, 2009
With 42 percent of high-school seniors admitting to having experimented with marijuana, it has become the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents. Repeated marijuana use may result in a number of serious consequences, including depression, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and certain forms of cancer. As such, it is critical to prevent marijuana use by adolescents, and numerous behavioral and medical scientists have been trying to establish the best means of prevention.
