NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in Daily Teen THC Vaping (column F).
So, potentially, how many teens are vaping THC daily??
Multiply survey "daily THC vaping" percent by population to potentially see the number of teens vaping THC daily (column H) DxG=H.
Tenth graders in 2019 have 271% more THC daily vaping users compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old daily THC vaping users - Age 13 year old daily THC vaping users)/Age 13 year old daily THC vaping users )*100 = (123,437 - 33,243 / 33,243 = 271% increase in 10th grade daily THC vaping users age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. There are potentially 90,194 more 10th grade daily THC vaping users age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old. U.S. potentially has 33,243 8th grade thirteen-year-old daily THC vaping users and 123,437 10th grade fifteen-year-old daily THC vaping users.
Seniors, twelfth graders have 22% more THC daily vaping users compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old THC daily vaping users - Age 15 year old THC daily vaping users)/Age 15 year old THC daily vaping users)*100 = ( 150,380 - 123,437 / 123,437 = 22% increase in 12th grade THC daily vaping users age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. There are potentially 26,943 more 12th grade THC daily vaping users age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old. U.S. potentially has 150,380 12th grade seventeen year old THC daily vaping users.
U.S. potentially has 307,059 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old THC daily vaping USERS , doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed
U.S. Past Month THC Teen Vaping
Past Month THC Teen Vaping increased significantly in 8th, 10th and 12 grades 2019 compared to 2018 rates.
NIDA 2019 U.S. survey indicates significant increase in Past Month UseTHC Vaping (column F).
So, potentially, how many teens vaped THC in the past month??
Multiply survey THC Vaping “past month use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teens vaping THC in the past month (column H) DxG=H.
Tenth graders in 2019 have 220% more THC past month vaping compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old past month THC vaping - Age 13 year old past month THC vaping)/Age 13 year old past month THC vaping )*100 = (518,435 - 162,057 / 162,057 = 220% increase in 10th grade past month THC vaping age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. There are potentially 356,377 more 10th grade past month THC vaping age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old. U.S. potentially has 162,057 8th grade thirteen-year-old past month THC vaping users and 518,435 10th grade fifteen-year-old past month THC vaping users.
Seniors, twelfth graders have 16% more THC past month vaping compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old THC past month vaping - Age 15 year old THC past month vaping)/Age 15 year old THC past month vaping)*100 = ( 601,521 - 518,435 / 518,435 = 16% increase in 12th grade THC past month vaping age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. There are potentially 83,086 more 12th grade THC past month vaping age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old. U.S. potentially has 601,521 12th grade seventeen year old THC past month vaping users.
U.S. potentially has 1,282,012 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old THC past month vaping users, doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.
Vaping Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Vaping, Accessed 12-30-2019 https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-vaping
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed
U.S. Past Month Nicotine Teen Vaping
NIDA 2019 U.S. survey indicates significant increase in Past Month Nicotine Vaping Use (column F).
So, potentially, how many teens vaped Nicotine in the pasts month??
Multiply survey Nicotine vaping “past month use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teens vaping Nicotine in the past month (column H) DxG=H.
Tenth graders in 2019 have 105% more Nicotine past month vaping compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old past month Nicotine vaping - Age 13 year old past month Nicotine vaping)/Age 13 year old past month Nicotine vaping )*100 = (818,797 - 398,910 / 398,910 = 105% increase in 10th grade past month Nicotine vaping age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. There are potentially 419,887 more 10th grade past month Nicotine vaping age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old. U.S. potentially has 398,910 8th grade thirteen-year-old past month Nicotine vaping users and 818,797 10th grade fifteen-year-old past month Nicotine vaping users.
Seniors, twelfth graders have 34% more Nicotine past month vaping compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old Nicotine past month vaping - Age 15 year old Nicotine past month vaping)/Age 15 year old Nicotine past month vaping)*100 = ( 1,095,627 - 818,797 / 818,797 = 34% increase in 12th grade Nicotine past month vaping age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. There are potentially 276,829 more 12th grade Nicotine past month vaping age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old. U.S. potentially has 1,095,627 12th grade seventeen year old Nicotine past month vaping users. "
U.S. potentially has 2,313,334 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old Nicotine past month vaping USERS , doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed
U.S. DAILY Nicotine Teen Vaping NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in Daily Teen Nicotine Vaping Use (column F).
So, potentially, how many teens are vaping Nicotine daily??
Multiply survey “daily nicotine vaping” percent by population to potentially see the number of teens vaping nicotine daily (column H) DxG=H.
Tenth graders in 2019 have 260% more Nicotine daily vaping compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old daily Nicotine vaping - Age 13 year old daily Nicotine vaping)/Age 13 year old daily Nicotine vaping )*100 = (283,905 - 78,951 / 78,951 = 260% increase in 10th grade daily Nicotine vaping age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. There are potentially 204,954 more 10th grade daily Nicotine vaping age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old. U.S. potentially has 78,951 8th grade thirteen-year-old daily Nicotine vaping users and 283,905 10th grade fifteen-year-old daily Nicotine vaping users.
Seniors, twelfth graders have 77% more Nicotine daily vaping compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old Nicotine daily vaping - Age 15 year old Nicotine daily vaping)/Age 15 year old Nicotine daily vaping)*100 = ( 502,699 - 283,905 / 283,905 = 77% increase in 12th grade Nicotine daily vaping age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. There are potentially 218,795 more 12th grade Nicotine daily vaping age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old. U.S. potentially has 502,699 12th grade seventeen year old Nicotine daily vaping users. "
U.S. potentially has a total of 865,555 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old Nicotine daily vaping USERS , doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.
Vaping Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Vaping, Accessed 12-30-2019 https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-vaping
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed
Percent of U.S. 12 grade Students Reporting Marijuana, Cigarette, Vape Use in Past Month. Burdening young people with marijuana and vaping is a horrible heavy way for students to start their future as adults, growing in God and recovery is the only safe way to peace and love. Eliminating Marketing of Mind Altering Substances Works - cigarette deaths were moving down to non-existent until the surge of medicinal, recreational and vaping occurred, much of their marketing now done in news posts and social media. Remove marketing mind-altering substances on social media.
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed
U.S. Teen Past Year Marijuana Use
NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in Past Year Marijuana Use (column F).
So, potentially, how many teens used marijuana in the past year??
Multiply survey “past year marijuana use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teens who used Marijuana in the past year (column H) DxG=H.
Tenth graders in 2019 have 142% more Marijuana past year use compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old past year Marijuana use - Age 13 year old past year Marijuana use)/Age 13 year old past year Marijuana use )*100 = (1,184,993 - 490,327 / 490,327 = 142% increase in 10th grade past year Marijuana use age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. There are potentially 694,666 more 10th grade past year Marijuana use age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old. U.S. potentially has 490,327 8th grade thirteen-year-old past year Marijuana use users and 1,184,993 10th grade fifteen-year-old past year Marijuana use users.
Seniors, twelfth graders have 29% more Marijuana past year use compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = (((Age 17 year old Marijuana past year use - Age 15 year old Marijuana past year use)/Age 15 year old Marijuana past year use)*100 = ( 1,533,877 - 1,184,993 / 1,184,993 = 29% increase in 12th grade Marijuana past year use age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. There are potentially 348,884 more 12th grade Marijuana past year use age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old. U.S. potentially has 1,533,877 12th grade seventeen year old Marijuana past year use users.
U.S. potentially has a total of 3,209,198 ages 13, 15 and 17 year old Marijuana past year use users, doesn't include ages 14, 16 or 18 years old.
Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death
1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as
compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed
Without limits, an addictive mind-altering substance becomes an abuse in which people in the area are hurt. Young people are more vulnerable to addiction, that is why alcohol has a higher age limit, the younger a person starts, the more likely addiction spirals out of control. Lids must be implemented to prevent weed and tobacco from reaching teens, it is not intended for them. Someone drinking a bottle of vodka is really struggling, just as someone using heroin or fentanyl is really struggling. If a physician or patient sees THC amount is going up by looking at history, it means his patient is getting addicted, is struggling, thus should engage the patient in counseling to prevent a serious addiction. If the patient is seeking marijuana to deal with a serious opiate or alcohol addiction, then a temporary different THC % and plan for recovery support might be needed. A recovery plan with a sober godly focus must be put in place to prevent a more serious addiction in the wake of deadly substances which many young people accidentally overdose, see resources below. It is our responsibility as parents, citizens and leaders to protect people, especially young and vulnerable people, with sober-minded safe laws that prevent over-prescribing and prevent marketing harmful mind-altering substances.
Heavy Marijuana daily usage in Colorado validates serious marijuana addiction, it is so big it is changing the face of Colorado, very sad. In just a few years, daily use in Colorado is averaging more than 5 points higher than the nation, Appendix Figure 2 reveals that Colorado has a much higher share of “heavy” marijuana consumers compared to the national average. Between 20.3-26.2 percent of the state’s marijuana consumers report near-daily use of marijuana (26 and over days), compared to just 15.5 percent nationwide. At the same time, the proportion of consumers who reported occasional marijuana use (less than one day per month) is much lower in Colorado (26.8 to 37.3 percent) compared to the national average (46.4 percent).
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The founder of Bryan's Hope, Jeannie Richards, indicated reporting is needed to understand the magnitude of the substance problem to help people to recovery and to keep children sober and safe, prevent the next generation of children from stepping into the horrible mind-altering substance situation. Jeannie was right, see mind-altering substance reports see link at bottom of this report page:
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In this day teens and adults are confronted with a variety of critically addictive and poisonous substances while at the same time receive mixed messages from television, cable, internet, radio, songs and books about people using mind-altering substances without noting any real harm, which is wrong and deceiving. Turn away from this! Parents ask your schools how they teach children to recognize deception and how to turn away from it.
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Eliminating Marketing of Mind Altering Substances Works - marijuana and tobacco deaths were going down until the surge of medicinal, recreational and vaping occurred, much of their marketing now done in news posts and social media.
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Michigan chart below is an example of what happens to people when lax laws are presented to voters and are allowed to exist, see chart below. Crude deaths in Michigan were going down in ages 15-34 years old until 2008, when heavy over-prescribing happened. The 2008 Michigan marijuana law voted in allowed a physician to prescribe medical marijuana to a patient giving the patient the ability to possess marijuana up to 2.5 ounces of medical marijuana, a 4.5 month supply of medical marijuana. http://norml.org/legal/item/michigan-medical-marijuana In 2008, the 2.5 ounces of marijuana never should not have been brought to voters written in such a way that it left out important details stating this bill includes heavy dangerous over-prescribing a mind-altering substance and the ramifications this increase presents to young people, young deaths tend to increase in areas where it is implemented. Before the 2008 marijuana bill was brought to Michigan voters, it should have been clarified to voters it included heavy over-prescribing, and the ramifications over-prescribing presents to an area. Over-prescribing mind-altering substances does not do well for young people in the area, young crude deaths tend to increase in areas where lax mind-altering substance laws are instituted. When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, violence, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person. Boulder County, is the first county in Colorado to implement recreational marijuana, experienced horrible tragic young death increase. Cap it: A 2-4 week limit should be placed on ALL mind altering substances to prevent them from reaching a crowd of people for which they were not intended, young people. Instead of a 2-4 week limit, Michigan medical marijuana made a way for people to possess ?drive around with? a lot of weed a 4.5 month supply of weed, which is heavy over-prescribing - 141 medical marijuana joints of a 0.5 gram size is 2.5 ounces of marijuana. The 2008 MI medicinal marijuana allowed a physician to prescribe a patient 2.5 ounces of marijuana, which equals 141 medical marijuana joints of a 0.5 gram size, a 4.5 month supply of medical marijuana, heavy, dangerous, over-prescribing. The bill just said a physician can prescribe 2.5 ounces of marijuana, the majority of voters didn't smoke marijuana, didn't realize 2.5 ounces is at least a 4.5 month supply of weed, a very addictive mind-altering substance. Assuming a patient smokes a 0.5 gram marijuana joint each day, which is a lot, this is a 4.5 month supply of weed, marijuana. As such, marijuana over-flow has been building up in Michigan since 2008, which coincides with death increases in the chart below. We were built to serve God, we were not built to serve misery of addiction bondage of mind-altering substances. Trying to recover from a mind-altering substance is hard, it deceives the mind of the person using, thus it is really important to limit its' use.
Source for photo ages 15-34 years old substance and crude deaths by U.S.state selection MICHIGAN:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Dataset: Underlying Cause of Death. Data Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/
Substance ICD List
The substance ICD list for this report is listed below. ICD (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) 10th Revision, World Health Organization, 2010.
http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2010/en
Substance Death ICD List
ICD Description and Code
Alcohol: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol, (ICD F10)
Opioids: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids, (ICD F11)
Cannabinoids: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids, (ICD F12)
Sedatives Or Hypnotics: Mental/behavioural disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics, (ICD F13)
Cocaine: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cocaine, (ICD F14)
Stimulants: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, (ICD F15)
Hallucinogens: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of hallucinogens, (ICD F16)
Tobacco: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco, (ICD F17)
Psychoactive: Mental & behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use & use of other psychoactive substances, (ICD F19)
Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol, (ICD G31.2)
Alcoholic polyneuropathy, (ICD G62.1) Polyneuropathy due to other toxic agents, (ICD G62.2)
Alcoholic myopathy, (ICD G72.1)
Myopathy due to other toxic agents, (ICD G72.2)
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy, (ICD I42.6)
Cardiomyopathy due to drugs and other external agents, (ICD I42.7)
Respiratory conditions due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours (ICD J68)
Respiratory conditions due to unspecified external agent, (ICD J70.9)
Alcoholic gastritis, (ICD K29.2)
Alcoholic liver disease, (ICD K70)
Alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis, (ICD K85.2)
Alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis, (ICD K86.0)
Newborn affected by maternal use of tobacco (ICD P04.2)
Newborn affected by maternal use of alcohol, (ICD P04.3)
Newborn affected by maternal use of drugs of addiction, (ICD P04.4)
Fetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic), (ICD Q86.0)
Finding of alcohol in blood, (ICD R78.0)
Contact with steam and hot vapours, (ICD X13)
Poisoning: nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics (ICD X60 X40 Y10)
Poisoning: antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism & psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified (ICD X61 X41 Y11)
Poisoning: narcotics & psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified (ICD X62 X42 Y12)
Poisoning: other drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system (ICD X63 X43 Y13)
Poisoning: other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (ICD X64 X44 Y14)
Poisoning: alcohol (ICD X65 X45 Y15)
Poisoning: organic solvents and halogenated hydrocarbons and their vapours (ICD X66 X46 Y16)
Poisoning: other gases and vapours (ICD X67 X47 Y17)
Poisoning: pesticides (ICD X68 X48 Y18)
Poisoning: other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances (ICD X69 X49 Y19)
Assault by drugs, medicaments and biological substances, (ICD X85)
Assault by gases and vapours, (ICD X88)
Assault by steam, hot vapours and hot objects, (ICD X98)
Contact with steam, hot vapours and hot objects, undetermined intent, (ICD Y27)
Opioids and related analgesics, (ICD Y45.0)
Hydantoin derivatives, (ICD Y46.2)
Sedatives, hypnotics & antianxiety drugs [Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Cloral derivatives, etc.] (ICD Y47)
Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases (ICD Y48)
Psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified (ICD Y49)
Drug or medicament, unspecified, (ICD Y57.9)
Example fo what happened in Michigan - what changed? Barriers that once protected people were removed. Did any of the people drafting the medicinal or recreational bills pray to God for wisdom before drafted or proposed it? What can we do to rectify, put safety back into the situation, protect teens and vulnerable.
Vaping and recreational marijuana were not needed in the past, families did well without them. Michigan started suffering 2008 when medicinal marijuana and vaping came to town with lax safety regulations. Recreational destroys young people and leaves Michigan is in a critical state without a process to implement safety. Voters didn’t vote for this.
(1) No Baseline Regulations: potency regulations to use lowest THC 1-3 % to minimize addiction were not implemented.
(2) No regulations to implement recovery when a need for potency increased: Potency should not go past 3 %, going past 3 % THC is an indication addiction is occurring, this is an indication addiction is occurring instead of healing, the next step is detox, talking to a doctor to help patients to protected recovery to be prevent patients from reaching for substance during withdraw in the wake of deadly substances infiltration.
(3) No regulations to prohibit marketing drug dealing, instituted extreme over-prescribing without notifying voters of risks: Marijuana groups marketing drugs on social media and news ads. It is wrong to promote selling mind-altering substances - it destroys people and counties. When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, human trafficking, violence, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person. Marijuana is a mind-altering substance. remove Marketing of Mind Altering Substances on social media - cigarette deaths were moving down to non-existent until the surge of medicinal, recreational and vaping occurred, backed by tobacco companies, much of their marketing now done in news posts and social media. Remove marketing mind-altering substances on social media. https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-industry-marketing/what-do-tobacco-advertising-restrictions-look-today (4) No regulations to prohibit excessive use and no notification of danger to citizens: . Instituted a deadly practice "over-prescribing" without notifying counties and residents of dangers of polluting an area with mind-altering substances. When mind altering substances increase in an area - accidents, suicides, homelessness, runaways, prostitution, human trafficking, violence, theft, arrests and sicknesses increase due to the high/drunk deceiving effect a mind-altering substance has on a person.
(5) No regulations to follow safe medical practice guidelines, recreational took doctors out of the process – Doctors no longer prescribe, eliminated medical safety, it is no wonder people are strung out on drugs and homeless, can’t think straight because regulations that protect the young, old, special needs were eliminated.
(7) Lack of regulations protecting the vulnerable and lowly: Vape shops, dispensaries and recreational shops should never be allowed within 20 miles of schools, hospitals or recovery centers - where are the regulations that protect vulnerable people in Michigan? A Medicinal marijuana site went up near young people at U of M, which should never be allowed, see link below!! Vape shops, dispensaries should never be allowed within 20 miles of schools, hospitals or recovery centers. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2018/09/another_marijuana_dispensary_t.html (8) Lack of regulations to prevent drug dealing "marketing drugs". Recent news articles promote marijuana, a mind-altering substance, setting up young people in the area for hurt, deception and misery. Marketing mind-altering substances is wrong and deceiving. Instead of keeping a lid on mind-altering substances, it is breaking all previously set lids to keep teens and adults safe. The whole article is about making money off of people in a deceptive way - not mentioning their main product, Marijuana THC addiction potency increased 317% in a 0.5 gram joint between 1990 and 2013. THC is the addictive part that gets a person high. NIDA indicates the potency of a marijuana cigarette increased from 3 percent THC in 1990's to 12.5 percent THC in 2013, see marijuana notes below. For example, vodka is way more addictive potent than beer, heroin more addictive potent than Tylenol #3. Marijuana has concentrated product like those, the article doesn’t warn people of danger. It doesn’t warn people about the dangers of alcohol and THC doubling addiction. It doesn’t list the cost to insurance companies who pay for accidents and recovery related to addiction. Marijuana and tobacco are not the only substances that are vaped. There are very poisonous addictive, deadly substances in the young crowd, marijuana is a gateway to these drugs. Remove marijuana from teen population, you remove a method for teens stepping into deadly opiates, meth, cocaine, etc. https://www.freep.com/story/news/marijuana/2019/12/21/michigan-marijuana-gift-guide-recreational-legal/2710324001/
Cannabis & Opioid Use Disorder Early initiation of marijuana (before 18 years) emerged as the dominant predictor. Prohibiting marijuana before age 34 years old is an effective strategy in preventing opioid addiction in young adults https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31962227
Death and Population Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Dataset: Underlying Cause of Death. 1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2018. Data from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2017, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. CDC source data, but not a CDC publication. Data Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ and https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html
