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Title: MARIJUANA: LIKELIHOOD OF GETTING A JOB AND MARRIAGE PLUMMET FOR TEENS WHO SMOKE
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URL Source: http://www.newsweek.com/marijuana-l ... plummet-teens-who-smoke-703803
Published: Nov 7, 2017
Author: KATE SHERIDAN
Post Date: 2017-11-08 05:35:41 by Gatlin
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Views: 528
Comments: 18
Parents, your fears have been confirmed: Drinking alcohol and smoking pot really may affect your teen’s future. The news should really not be a surprise. There’s been ample research—and even more media coverage—on the effects substance use can have on the teenage brain. New research adds to the connection. Researchers at the University of Connecticut studied 1,165 people over the course of their teenage years into early adulthood. Specifically, they wanted to know how heavy drug and alcohol use might impact key adult milestones like working full time, getting married and completing their education. In general, the subjects who used lots of pot as teens were less likely to hit these milestones, the researchers found, as were teens who drank a lot. They presented their work at the American Public Health Association’s conference in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the Hartford Courant reported. The effect was especially pronounced for teenage boys. Teenage girls who were dependent on pot, alcohol or tobacco were about as likely as those who weren’t to get married or get a job. (The statistics used in the research can only show that there is a link; it can't tell us how much more or less likely the teens were to hit these milestones.) Six percent of 12th grade students who participated in a national survey said they used pot daily. It’s probably this group that may have the most trouble; the University of Connecticut study specifically looked at the effects of substance dependence as well as occasional use. Cannabis use disorder is a real thing; about 6 percent of American adults could have been diagnosed with it at some point in their lives, according to statistics from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Diagnostic criteria include the drug negatively affecting a person’s life or having physical symptoms, like cravings. “Awareness of marijuana’s potentially deleterious effects will be important moving forward, given the current move in the U.S. toward marijuana legalization for medicinal and possibly recreational use,” study author Elizabeth Harari said in a press release. It’s worth noting, though, most North American jurisdictions that have legalized or are expected to legalize marijuana have set a minimum age of 18, 19 or 21, including Alberta, Quebec, Massachusetts and Colorado. If you’re still not convinced of pot’s potential long-term impacts, there’s still more research ongoing. The University of Connecticut team’s project is ongoing; they expect to have more data comparing the effect of alcohol and marijuana soon. A massive nationwide study from the National Institutes of Health is also in progress. One of the things they’re looking at: how substance use might affect the developing brain.
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#1. To: Gatlin (#0)
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Hondope, Decktard, T-paper and Ba ba ba fucky love it when the populace lives in servitude to something... like legal drugs taxed by big daddy gov. It will increase the welfare numbers that they never complain about. They wanna make America High Again. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
No one here is advocating that teens use pot.
No one advocates that people continue to use heroin when the Einstein's invented NARCAN... but that's what your drug loving peers do, have NARCAN parties and purposely try and fall out... and be brought back from the dead. How fun. lol You do know that EVERY heroin user is a big fat supporter of legal pot? Why is it you filthy sheeple crave shit that will cause you to live in servitude to it... big gov, more drugs??? I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Making it legal males it more acceptable for them to try. You don't care about that though
Making it legal makes it more difficult for them to get. You don't care about that though Piss off you bloody wanker. Oh, you've asked ALL of them? Not bloody likely. If you ever met a heroin user, you'd piss your pants in fear and shoot them. That's what cowards do. #5. To: A K A Stone (#4) Piss off you bloody wanker. That's no way to treat a person that funds 100% of your AGENDA VENUE. If it wasn't for the Stones and Goldie's... you'd still be sitting in the Paultard corner, wearing a FR dunce cap. lol. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Stoney's a big boy, he can handle criticism, so shut your gaping dick holster coward. Im relatively sure, Stone would kick your pothead hippy ass if you said half the things you post to him, to his face, in his living room. But then again... you're a 70 year old pothead Internet toughguy. lol I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Nah - you wear that moniker with pride. I agree with Stoney more than I disagree. You on the other hand epitomize everything that is wrong with cops. You are a coward who talks tough online. Well, we know one thing for sure. That is, constant marijuana use makes you a nasty individual….you have proven that. Now, go wash your mouth out with soap and then start being respectful to your host….show him courteous consideration and high regard.
It is naive to think that these students would otherwise be their class valedictorians. If it wasn't pot, it would be alcohol or sniffing glue or something else illegal.
That's no way to treat a person that funds 100% of your AGENDA VENUE. Right on … He is such an ingrate.
You don't know that!
Neither do you.
I didn’t try to provide an excuse or cover story for their problem…..you did.
Like you're the Queen of England.
Chapter Three: The Experience of Foreign Countries and Drug Legalization http://www.druglibrary.org/SCHAFFER/debate/myths/myths4.htm Discussion I. Their Argument Proponents of legalization suggest that the experiences of countries such as Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Switzerland prove the efficacy of legalizing or decriminalizing various types of illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. They maintain that because such drugs are legal, these countries have fewer addicts and less drug-related crime. II. Our Argument The statements of the legalizers here are empirically untrue. As we discuss each country in turn, it will be shown that legalization did not work in any of them. A. Great Britain With the report of a government commission known as the Brain Committee of 1964, England instituted a policy whereby doctors could prescribe heroin so long as they followed certain treatment criteria.47 Previously in England, doctors could prescribe heroin much like any other opiate (such as morphine). This allowed a few unscrupulous doctors to sell ungodly amounts of heroin to members of the black market.48 Consequently, it was believed that if heroin were offered at medical clinics according to stringent rules and regulations, addicts would come to these clinics to seek treatment and eventually would overcome their habit. As of 1983, however, England began to phase out these programs of clinically supplied heroin in favor of methadone treatment.49 Why? First, according to the reputable British physician journal Lancet, the number of addicts increased 100% between 1970 and 1980.50 A disproportionate number of these new addicts were between the ages of sixteen and seventeen.51 Second, only twenty percent of all of the addicts in England belonged to the clinical programs.52 At first blush, this fact seems strange - why would addicts choose not to participate in a program wherein they get free methadone? The answer probably lies in the fact that methadone does not produce the high that heroin does. Also, addicts probably did not care for the mandatory treatment and rehabilitation facets of the clinical programs. Whatever the reason, by 1985 England had 80,000 heroin addicts, the vast majority of whom wen not in treatment.53 A third reason why England began to abolish its clinical heroin program was the fact that not only were there few people, in them, but the programs themselves did not work. According to the British Medical Journal, more addicts left the program because of criminal convictions than because of treatment.54 Fourth, even with the clinical programs, heroin addicts had a death rate twenty-six times the average population. Finally, even when the programs were in operation, Scotland Yard had to increase its narcotics division 100% in order to cope with the increased crime rate.56 To summarize, the British experience with decriminalized heroin in the clinical context was a dismal failure. When experts from British Columbia were debating whether to create a similar program, they made the following conclusions that are so important as to deserve to be quoted at length: While some success is claimed in terms of reducing the incidence of young users, the following findings have also been noted: 1) The British approach has failed to attract a majority of addicts; 2) Many registered addicts continue to turn to illicit sources of drugs; 3) Many registered addicts do not decrease their dosage over time; 4) Many registered addicts continue to be involved in criminal activity; 5) Many registered addicts are chronically unemployed or do not earn enough to look after themselves; 6) The death rate of registered addicts is much higher than that of the general population and may be higher than that of North American addicts; 7) Since 1960, there has been a dramatic increase in the English addict population; 8) The black market for heroin continues to thrive; 9) Law enforcement appears to remain a necessary, costly and complex control measure. In view of the above, it is felt that the application of the British approach to British Columbia would present serious dangers.57 B. The Netherlands Proponents of legalization almost certainly would cite Amsterdam as the drug Mecca of the Western world. Anyone may go into the restaurants in this city and order marijuana and hashish from a menu; further, heroin and cocaine have been decriminalized for all practical purposes. The police simply leave the users alone. Consequently, health officials estimate that Amsterdam has 7,000 addicts, 20% of whom are foreigners.58 These addicts are responsible for 80% of all property crime in the city, thus necessitating that Amsterdam maintain a police presence far greater than those of cities of comparable size in the United States.59 The Dutch have not raised one dollar in tax revenue from drug sales, and drug violators account for 50 percent of the Dutch prison population, a higher proportion than in the United States.60 The Netherlands is the most crime-prone nation in Europe and most drug addicts live on state welfare payments and by committing crimes.61 Nationwide, the number of reported crimes increased to 1.3 million in 1992 from. 812,000 in 1981.62 Faced with public disgust at home over soaring drug related crime and pressure from other European Community countries to strengthen drug laws, Dutch authorities are implementing an aggressive program to reduce drug-linked crimes and disturbances and show new teeth in combatting illegal drug sales.63 Eberhard van der Laan, leader Of the Social Democrats in the Amsterdam City Council says, "People are absolutely fed up with all the troubles caused by drug addicts - car windows broken, noise, whole streets almost given up to the drug problem."64 Legalization advocates claim that marijuana use in Netherlands has not increased since the laws were liberalized, but the number of Amsterdam drug cafes rose from 30 to over 300 in one decade. They also fail to note that daily marijuana use by U.S. youth has declined by 75 percent.65 C. Switzerland Much like Amsterdam, Switzerland until recently followed a policy of decriminalization. Indeed, a city park in the town of Zurich for many years was allowed to be a haven for drug users - police simply would ignore the problem by claiming that it was better to have all the addicts in one place rather than having them roam throughout the entire city.66 Unsurprisingly, in February of 1992 Switzerland ended this experiment with decriminalization after experiencing an unacceptable increase in use, violence, crime and health costs and consequences.67 Specifically, the number of addicts residing at the park (called Platzspitz) jumped from a few hundred in 1987 to over 20,000, by early 1992.68 Approximately 20% of these addicts were foreigners who came to Zurich to take advantage of the city's lax drug laws.69 In deciding to close the park, city officials cited the increased incidence of crime and prostitution--as Andres Oehler, a municipal spokesperson stated, "it was felt that the situation had got out of control in every sense."70 D. Spain Since 1983 in Spain, it has been legal to use, but not sell, cocaine and heroin. Recently, however, Spanish officials have begun a crack-down on drug pushers due to a dramatic increase in the addiction rate.71 Unsurprisingly, Spain and Italy, which also legalized use of cocaine and heroin, have the highest rates of both drug use and overdose of all European countries.72 E. China Lest we forget the lessons of history, consider that in the late 1800's, opium was legal in China. By 1900, ninety million Chinese were addicted to the drug, and it took fifty years of repressive police measures and rehabilitation to correct the problem.73 Today, opium and other addictive drugs are illegal.74 F. Japan In the 1950's, Japan was faced with an epidemic of amphetamine use that created half a million addicts. Through socialization and policies aimed at both reducing supply and demand, the number of addicts was decreased to a few thousand within four years.75 A heroin epidemic involving thousands of addicts was dealt with successfully in the 1960's using the same measures. 76 G. Other countries Throughout recent history, numerous other countries have attempted legalizing or decriminalizing drugs, all meeting with the same harmful results. In Egypt in the 1920's, an unrestricted supply of cocaine and heroin created an epidemic that eventually resulted in the strict prosecution of all addicts.77 In Thailand and Iran, countries that traditionally have had cheap and unrestricted sources of narcotics, the addiction rates have been and continue to be high.78 Finally, the Republic of Singapore had to resort to strict law enforcement and mandatory rehabilitation in order to overcome a heroin epidemic.79 Given the experiences of countries such as Great Britain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, China, Japan, Spain, Egypt, Iran, and Thailand, it is little wonder why countries that traditionally have had lenient drug laws are all moving in the direction of illegalization. Undoubtedly, the danger that drug legalization presents was foremost on the minds of the numerous countries - the United States included - that signed the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971. And such danger also is why the International Narcotics Control Board for the United Nations concluded in 1992 that "legalization advocates have not yet presented a sufficiently comprehensive, coherent or viable alternative to the present system of international drug abuse control."80 Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
#2. To: Gatlin (#0)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#3. To: Deckard (#2)
#4. To: Deckard (#2)
#5. To: A K A Stone (#4)
Making it legal males it more acceptable for them to try.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#6. To: GrandIsland (#3)
You do know that EVERY heroin user is a big fat supporter of legal pot?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#7. To: Deckard (#5)
(Edited)
#8. To: GrandIsland, A K A Stone (#7)
If it wasn't for the Stones and Goldie's...
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#9. To: Deckard (#8)
#10. To: GrandIsland (#9)
Internet toughguy
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#11. To: Deckard A K A Stone GrandIsland (#5)
Piss off you bloody wanker.
#12. To: Gatlin, GrandIsland (#0)
Six percent of 12th grade students who participated in a national survey said they used pot daily. It’s probably this group that may have the most trouble; the University of Connecticut study specifically looked at the effects of substance dependence as well as occasional use.
#13. To: GrandIsland, Deckard, A K A Stone (#7)
Piss off you bloody wanker.
#14. To: Tooconservative (#12)
#15. To: Gatlin (#14)
#16. To: Tooconservative (#15)
#17. To: Deckard (#5)
Piss off you bloody wanker.
#18. To: Gatlin (#0)
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