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AGENDA
9:00 – Sign-in and introductions
9:15 – Marijuana
10:30 – Break
10:45 – Opioid Prevention
11:30 – Discussion & Wrap-Up
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Juliet D’Alessandro, Healthy Communities Specialist
Marijuana: Preventing Youth Use
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Today will cover:
• Marijuana Overview
– Laws
– Consumption
– THC
• Impacts of Youth Marijuana Use
– Brain impacts
– Short- & long-term impacts
• Youth Prevention
• Questions & Discussion
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Marijuana
• Pot, weed, bud, grass, reefer, herb, or Mary Jane
• Dried leaves, stems, and flowers of cannabis plant
• Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
– Active compound
– Produces “high” feeling
– Interacts w/the brain
– Drastically increased potency
2 to 7 times stronger than 1970’s
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• Washington State legalized recreational
marijuana in 2012
• First stores opened July 2014
• June 2016 medical stores combined w/retail
• “Legal-ish”
― Only legal for adults 21 and older
― Still illegal for youth under age 21 to use or possess
marijuana
― Still a federal crime
Initiative 502
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Adults age 21+ can legally purchase & possess:– 1 ounce of usable marijuana
– 16 ounces of marijuana-infused edibles
– 72 ounces of marijuana in liquid form
– 7 grams of marijuana concentrates
• It is illegal to consume marijuana in any form in public
• It is illegal to take marijuana outside of WA State
• It is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana
• Open container laws apply to marijuana too!
• Providing marijuana to anyone under 21—even own children, in own home—is a felony
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Laws for Adult Use
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• No retail stores allowed within 1,000ft of:
– Elementary or secondary school
– Public playground
• No marijuana leaf image or cartoons allowed
in advertisement; can’t appeal to kids
• Business limited to two signs; 1,600 in2
• Billboards can contain information only
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Sales and Advertising
Restrictions
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• Smoked/Vaped (plant material)
− Joint, blunt, pipe, bong, hookah
• Ingested (“edibles”)
− Cookies, brownies, candy, drinks
• Vaporized (concentrates)
− Vaping, “dabs” or “dabbing”
Ways Marijuana is Consumed
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• Used for conditions like cancer, AIDS,
epilepsy, glaucoma, PTSD, Crohn’s,
Parkinson’s
• Often lower in THC, higher in CBDs
• Oils, tinctures, creams, ointment
– No psychoactive effect
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Medical Marijuana
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Do you know ADULTS who use?
Do you know YOUTH who use?
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In 2016, how many youth in Snohomish
County had ever tried marijuana?
• 9.6% of 8th grade students
• 24.7% of 10th grade students
• 44.5% of 12th grade students
Youth Marijuana Use
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10%8%
25%
16%
45%
27%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Ever Used Current Use (30-day)
8th Grade
10th Grade
12th Grade
Youth Marijuana UseSnohomish County, 2016
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Brains continue to develop until age 25,
so marijuana can affect youth very
differently than adults.
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Why Prevent Youth Use?
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THC & the Brain
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• Coordination
• Judgment
• Thinking & problem-solving
• Learning
• Memory
• Attention
• Paranoia
• Hallucinations
Short-term Impacts
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• Anxiety & Depression
– Increased risk &/or worse symptoms
• Poor academic performance
– Worse grades
– Increased high school dropout
• Loss of IQ points
• Problems with memory, recall & learning
Longer-term Impacts
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• Marijuana smoke contains many of the same
toxins, carcinogens and irritants as cigarette
smoke
• Leaves more tar in lungs than cigarette smoke
• Causes respiratory problems such as:
– Bronchitis (chronic and acute)
– Persistent cough
– Wheezing
• Increased heart rate
Physical Health Impacts
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• Use can lead to dependence and addiction
• Dependence when the brain adapts to large
amounts of marijuana by reducing production of and
sensitivity to its own endocannabinoid
neurotransmitters.
• Addiction when a person cannot stop using
marijuana even though it interferes with many
aspects of his or her life.
Marijuana IS Addictive
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• More likely for youth who use frequently, start
using at a younger age, and use for longer
periods of time
− Daily youth users 50% at risk
• Frequent users experience withdrawal
symptoms
– Physical symptoms
– Blunted dopamine response
Addiction, continued
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• School suspension
• Drug treatment programs
• Legal consequences
– Driver’s license suspension
– Record
• Social consequences
Other Consequences
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• 3 big factors:
– Availability
Is it easy to get?
– Social & Community Norms
What do peers, parents and other adults think?
– Perceived Harm
Is it risky to try?
Is it risky to use regularly?
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What contributes to youth MJ
use?
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18% 19%
74%
48%
30%
48%
62%
47%
28%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Easy or very easy to get Little or no risk if used
regularly (1-2 times/wk)
Very wrong for someone
their age to use
8th Grade
10th Grade
12th Grade
Youth Perceptions of Marijuana Snohomish County, 2016
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• Start talking early! Teens who use marijuana often start
by age 14.
• Set clear, specific rules around marijuana. Discuss
these expectations often!
• Be open and honest about the risks of marijuana, and
why you want to help them stay healthy.
• Role play to help teens practice saying “no” to drugs.
• Help reinforce the idea that NOT everyone their age is
using. Most teens don’t use marijuana!
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What can parents & adults do?
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• Parent education
• Youth education via media
• Retailer partnerships
• Serving as a resource for the community
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What is the Health District
doing?
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• RESEARCH!
• More time in a legalized landscape
• Sustained funding for prevention work
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What’s Needed in MJ
Prevention?
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• www.youcanwa.org
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
– www.drugabuse.gov
• Teen help resource (chat & text too!)
– Teen Link www.866teenlink.org
More information
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Questions? Juliet D’Alessandro – [email protected]