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Marijuana Use Among High School Seniors

Parents of adolescents learn all that they can about marijuana use among high school seniors. Even if the 12th grade is some time away, awareness of how and why teens started smoking pot will be valuable down the road. Knowing how drugs can destroy lives, it’s best to be armed with prevention ahead of time.

Medical Xpress posted some results from a study that examined data about the reasons teens started smoking pot.

Getting high in senior year: Study Examines Reasons for Smoking Pot lists a few of the reasons and how they correlate with use of other drugs or not. More than one of the findings may be a bit of a surprise, so it’s an interesting read. Be careful of the “Related Links”, though. They may drag you into some extended reading.