Teen Marijuana abuse is the most widely used illicit drug used by teens today. Approximately 60 percent of the teens who use drugs abuse only marijuana. Of the 14.6 million marijuana users in 2002, approximately 4.8 million used it on 20 or more days in any given month.
Much of marijuana that is available to teens today is much stronger than the marijuana that was available in the 1960’s. Many times it is also laced with other, more potent drugs, which makes it more addictive and can form as a physical addiction. Each year, 100,000 teens are treated in a drug rehab for marijuana dependence. Teens who smoke marijuana heavily experience much the same symptoms of withdrawal as users of nicotine. Heavy or moderate use marijuana by teens can affect school, sports, and other activities. In addition marijuana also affects memory, judgment, and perception. Teens begin to smoke and abuse marijuana for many reasons. A lot is to do with an older sibling that has the addiction, or their peers consuming on a daily basis at school or in their homes, which is a form of peer pressure and plays a major role. Addiction to marijuana becomes a problem and have more severe when teens start relying on marijuana to escape from problems at school, home life, or with friends.
Teens who abuse marijuana on a regular basis start to lose interest in their appearance and how they are doing in school, at work, and at home. Teen drug rehabs are usually an integral part in treating this addiction due to the nature that it allows for the teen to be removed from people, places, and things.
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