Efectos adversos de la marihuana en la edad pediátrica: su conocimiento ¿podría limitar la legalización de la droga en México?

Abdalá, Arturo Loredo; Casas-Muñoz, Abigail; Llaguno, Daniela Alejandra Monroy

doi:10.1016/j.bmhimx.2014.06.001

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“…[26][27] It is difficult to predict all the damage that this drug produces in childhood, studies have reported that if its consumption is at an early age, there is more risk of brain regions damage with negative consequences on brain functions. 28 The most evident are its cumulative effects that hinder learning. 29 A little less than half of students (44%) do not perceive harm if people try marijuana once or twice, but a little less than one-third (28.7%) believe that if people regularly smoke marijuana they would be exposed to physical harm or others.…”

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Perception of Harm and Benefits of Adolescents About the Use of Marijuana, Province of Conception, Chile

Henríquez

Hamilton

2019

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Objective: to identify the perception of harm and benefits of marijuana associated with the use of marijuana in high school students aged between 15 and 17 years. Method: quantitative, transversal, descriptive and correlational design. The sample consisted of 268 students from public educational institutions between the ages of 15 and 17 years from five communes in the Chilean province of Concepción. The independent variables were biodemographic (sex, age and course), age of onset, use of marijuana in friends, perception of harm and benefits, and intention to use marijuana). The dependent variables were use (smoking) of marijuana (prevalence of life, in the last 12 months and in the last 30 days). Data collection instrument consisted of a semi-structured questionnaire in base of the CICAD Uniform Inter-American Data System for high school students; Monitoring The Future; and Risk Perception. Self-applied instrument with prior consent of the parents and agreement of the students. Results: slightly more than half (54%) of the students reported never having smoked marijuana, but 46% have ever used some in their lives. There is a moderated-negative weak correlation between harm perception and marijuana use. It is also observed a moderated-negative weak correlation between benefit perception and marijuana use. Statistically significant correlations Conclusion: just under half of the students between 15 and 17 years old declare to consume marijuana, an alarming result due to the negative effects of marijuana. Furthermore, they perceive low levels of damage produced by the use of marijuana, and the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes is seen in a favorable position. A comprehensive policy of effective drug prevention at community, family and personal level is imperative.

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