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people from using drugs, including the many new drugs that inevitably come along." Source: http://www.jneurosci.org/content/34/16/5529.full Here’s the problem with marijuana… • Rapid brain growth in key parts of the brain continues into the 20s. • Marijuana use in adolescence interferes with natural brain development in some of these key areas. • Hippocampus (memory), amygdala (emotion and anxiety), nucleus accumbens (motivation), hypothalamus (appetite, stress), cerebellum (muscle coordination) Alcohol and the Brain • Studies show that adolescent alcohol use impairs development of prefrontal cortex and hippocampus among other regions • These are regions responsible for judgment, decision making, impulsivity, and memory http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23632805 Source: Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Uh-oh Colorado • Marijuana-related traffic deaths have increased 66% since legalization • Youth past month use increased 12% and was 55% higher than national average • Seizures of Colorado marijuana in U.S. mail increased 914% Source: Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Uh-oh Colorado • 491 retail marijuana stores compared to 392 Starbucks and 208 McDonald’s • 66% of local jurisdictions have banned medical and recreational marijuana businesses • Colorado’s annual tax revenue from sale of marijuana accounted for 0.8% of the total budget • Marijuana-related hospitalizations increased 72% since legalization ALCOHOL-FREE 2016 Students (all 8th, 10th, 12th graders surveyed) who have not consumed alcohol for the past 30 days (43 schools total, 27 middle, 16 high). 81% Students who have not consumed alcohol in the past year. 68% Students who do not drink alcohol (Answered “Never” to “How often [if ever] do you drink alcohol?”) 67% Sources: Drug Use & Perception Survey (POC) 2003, Illinois Youth Survey 2016 DuPage County MARIJUANA-FREE 2016 Students who have not smoked marijuana in the past 30 days. 85% Students who have not smoked marijuana in the past year. 84% Students who do not smoke marijuana (Answered “Never” to “How often [if ever] do you smoke marijuana?”) 84% Sources: Drug Use & Perception Survey (POC) 2009, Illinois Youth Survey 2016 DuPage County The Rosecrance Griffin Williamson Campus is a 67,000 square foot, 78-bed treatment center for teens up to 19 years old. The facility Includes an on-site school, chapel, gymnasium, fitness center, healing garden and conservatory. Rosecrance Griffin Williamson Campus 1601 N. University Dr. Rockford, IL 61107 Services offered: • Free confidential drug and alcohol evaluations • Partial hospitalization • Residential substance abuse treatment § Gender specific counseling § Experiential therapies including art, music, recreation, and horticulture § Family education and support § Transition planning § Alumni program • Recovery homes for teens also offered in Rockford. Healing Garden at RGW Services offered: • Free confidential drug and alcohol evaluations • Early intervention services • Assistance to families who need help finding resources • Prevention resources and presentations for parents and students • Substance abuse awareness training and education for professionals, community organizations and parents • Urine drug screens offered at an additional cost:Smoking and its associated nicotine addiction are back. Not the kind of smoking of the past made of rolled tobacco in a pack of 20, but rather, new electronic devices, some no bigger than a thumb drive. It is the new epidemic affecting adolescents. For decades, healthcare providers fought to decrease smoking among youth, and success was within our grasp, but the tobacco companies came roaring back. According to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the percentage of adolescents experimenting with cigarettes, even one puff, has decreased significantly from 70% in 1991 to 58.4% in 2003 to 28.9% in 2017 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018a); of this latest group of youth of 9th through 12th graders, 9.5% indicated they had tried smoking before they were 13 years of age and 8.8% currently smoked cigarettes. However, that same survey found that 42.2% had tried an electronic vapor product, and 13.2% were current users of electronic cigarettes (CDC, 2018a). These facts have significant implications for the pediatric nurse. Tobacco Cigarette smoke contains almost 7,000 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer (American Lung Association [ALA], 2017). The primary ingredient in cigarettes is
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