Marijuana use in adolescence

• April 24, 2024

There are several reasons why children and adolescents consume marijuana . Most people who smoke it do so because they have friends, brothers or sisters who use it and pressure them to try it.

According to information from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), some young people do it because they see other adults in their family using it and are their role model, or, fashion , because they believe that it makes them popular or enviable, because modern songs mention it, or because they see that they use it in movies or on television.

Adolescents may also think that they need the marijuana and others drug to escape from problems at home, school or with friends.

Based on information from National Institute on Drog Abuse , children and teenagers start smoking marijuana for many reasons, among the most common, the curiosity and the wish to be part of a social group. It is a fact that young people who already smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol they run a greater risk of trying it.

Research also suggests that some young people who use drug They do not have a good relationship with their parents. In other words, all aspects of the environment in which the adolescent operates are risk factor's so that they start in the world of drug .

Similarly, the emotional aspects as the anxiety , anger, depression and boredom, among others, are some of the causes. On the other hand, researchers have found that children and adolescents (of both sexes) who suffer from physical abuse Y sexual , they run more risk than the rest of the youth of consuming marijuana and others drug , as well as starting to use them at younger ages.