Marijuana Use by Teens

It is hard for parents to figure out if their teen is using Inhalants as teens will deny using the drug. Here are some ways to ferret out if your teen is using marijuana or not.

Marijuana statistics on teens using pot and more facts about this growing teen drug use problem.

When it comes to teen drug use, an ounce of prevention is worth so much more than a pound of cure. Is your teen smoking pot? You can get a good idea here and use our resources for help.

The amount of inaccurate and confusing information about marijuana can overwhelm parents. To help you separate out the facts I created this list of the ten most important things parents need to know about teen marijuana drug use.

Although the legal product K2 is clearly labeled "not for human consumption" this does not appear to deter some teens from smoking it to get high. K2 is a synthetic marijuana that is potentially dangerous to teens who abuse it.

The drug culture uses many different slang terms for the drugs they use, marijuana included. Here are slang terms used to describe marijuana by people all over the United States and Canada as reported by the DEA.

I had reported years ago that the term 420 (pronounced four twenty, not four hundred and twenty), was police code for smoking marijuana in a feature on pager codes that teenagers use to talk to each other. I began researching the number again and it seems I was wrong. Read on to learn the myths, the truth about the origin and what this term...

Parents who know what is going on in their teen's world, have a better grasp at helping their teen deal with it. Here are the statistics for teen marijuana drug use to help parents be aware.

A study done by Liberty Mutual and SADD, highlights a dangerous misconception by our teens, they don't consider marijuana use as a distraction to their driving. One in five teen drivers reports that they have driven under the influence of marijuana, that's 19%. To put this into perspective, think about this data that came from the same survey: 13% of teens surveyed reported that they have driven after drinking.

My son is friends with a boy who I think is a good kid but might be using marijuana. He is my son's best friend. What do I do? Read the answer here.

Learning about the right way to talk to your teen about marijuana can make a huge difference. Here, see helpful tips and tricks for talking to your teen about marijuana.

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This is a very scary situation for any parent of a teen to think about. As use of synthetic versions of marijuana such as "K2," "Spice," and "Blaze" becomes more common, a growing number of teens are showing up in hospital emergency rooms where physicians are unfamiliar with symptoms caused by the dangerous substances, says a new report.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has a comprehensive resource for teenagers to learn about the drug marijuana and how to get help for themselves or friends if they are using this drug.