Children of mother's who use marijuana, likely to try it early
A
recent study suggests that children with mothers who use marijuana
are more likely to try it at a younger age.
According
to the research, when mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their
child's life, the children are more likely to start using cannabis
at an earlier age than those with mothers who don't use it.
Natasha
A. Sokol, lead investigator of the research said, "Early initiation is one
of the strongest predictors of the likelihood of experiencing health
consequences from marijuana use. In a shifting regulatory environment in which
we expect adult marijuana use to become more normative, developing a deeper and
more nuanced understanding of social risk factors for early initiation is a
critical step in intervention design and delivery."
"Incorporating
maternal cannabis use into our understanding of the important risk factors for
early initiation may help us better identify at-risk youth for more tailored or
intensive prevention strategies," Natasha added. Read
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