Decriminalized, Not Legalized: A Pilot Study of South African University Students’ Views on the Use, Impact, Legalization and Decriminalization of Marijuana

Mametja, Molewane; Ross, Eleanor

doi:10.1177/0022042620931480

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“…A person who has good knowledge about drugs does not necessarily show a high resistance to drug use. The results of this study are not different from the research conducted by (Mametja and Ross, 2020), the results of their research show that adolescents who use drugs have a fairly good understanding of the impact of drug use.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…Similar results were also found in research (Sholihah, 2015), after counseling was carried out on the prevention and abuse of drugs, there was an increase in knowledge about the definition, type and content, and the impact of drug abuse. Drug abuse is a significant problem among adolescents in many countries, this is indicated by its high prevalence (Mametja and Ross, 2020;Patterson et al, 2020). Adolescence is a period that is very vulnerable to risky behavior, including in the case of drug abuse, this is due to high curiosity accompanied by unstable behavior both socially and emotionally.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Family Function and Misuse of Drug in Adolescents in Indonesia

Oktriyanto¹,

Amrullah²,

Titisari

2020

Kemas

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In Indonesia drug in adolescents shows a number that tends to be high. This phenomenon is certainly an indication that there are character problems in children and adolescents in Indonesia, which certainly cannot be separated from the role of parents. In this case the function of parents and government support is needed in an effort to handle the use of drugs in teenagers in Indonesia. The results showed that the majority of adolescents who used drugs were more in adolescents who had heads of households with low education and had families with a low wealth index, were in whole families, and more in adolescents who lived in rural areas. Teenage boys tend to use drugs more than girls. Teenagers who use drugs have more characteristics of the 20-24 year age group, low education and are not working. The factors that significantly affect the use of drug use among adolescents include socio-cultural functions, place of residence, adolescence, adolescent sex, work status, adolescent access to PIK-R programs, and knowledge of the impact of drugs.

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confidence: 99%

Family Function and Misuse of Drug in Adolescents in Indonesia

Oktriyanto¹,

Amrullah²,

Titisari

2020

Kemas

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“…Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal substance worldwide [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. In recent decades, the rate of marijuana users has increased in young adults and pregnant women in the US [ 6 ].…”

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“…Twenty-eight percent of second-year high school students indicated that they had used marijuana in the previous year and 35% of senior students indicated they used it during the year prior to 2019 [ 8 ]. The current climate of legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana use would contribute to further increments [ 3 , 9 , 10 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Marijuana use could lead to addiction, although it is often questioned and treated as not a serious addiction problem [ 11 ]. However, marijuana is highly addictive with serious adverse effects [ 3 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]. Studies indicate marijuana use is associated with various psychosocial and medical problems in young adults [ 10 , 15 , 16 ].…”

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Exploring Impact of Marijuana (Cannabis) Abuse on Adults Using Machine Learning

Choi

Chung

Choi

2021

IJERPH

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Marijuana is the most common illicit substance globally. The rate of marijuana use is increasing in young adults in the US. The current environment of legalizing marijuana use is further contributing to an increase of users. The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of adults who abuse marijuana (20–49 years old) and analyze behavior and social relation variables related to depression and suicide risk using machine-learning algorithms. A total of 698 participants were identified from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health survey as marijuana dependent in the previous year. Principal Component Analysis and Chi-square were used to select features (variables) and mean imputation method was applied for missing data. Logistic regression, Random Forest, and K-Nearest Neighbor machine-learning algorithms were used to build depression and suicide risk prediction models. The results showed unique characteristics of the group and well-performing prediction models with influential risk variables. Identified risk variables were aligned with previous studies and suggested the development of marijuana abuse prevention programs targeting 20–29 year olds with a regular depression and suicide screening. Further study is suggested for identifying specific barriers to receiving timely treatment for depression and suicide risk.

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