Age Division % Change (Age Group Comparison)
15-24 years old versus 5-14 years old: In Colorado, during years 2013-2017, we see a significant increase in Crude death for persons aged 15-24 years old, compared to earlier age group age 5-14 years old, we see a 453% increase in Crude death for persons aged 15-24 years old, compared to earlier age group age 5-14 years old. There were 2,119 more deaths age 15-24 year old age versus the age 5-14 year old age group. Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = ((Age 15-24 year old Crude deaths - Age 5-14 year old Crude deaths)/Age 5-14 year old Crude deaths)*100 = (2587 - 468/468 = 453% increases in Crude deaths for persons aged 15-24 years old compared to earlier age group ages 5-14 years old.25-34 years old versus 15-24 years old: In the following age group, age 25-34 years old, we see significant death increase, 74% increase in Crude death for persons aged 25-34 years old, compared to earlier age group age 15-24 years old, there were 1,916 more deaths in the ages 25-34 year old age group versus the ages 15-24 years old age group. Calculation for percent change is ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value)*100 = ((Age 25-34 year old Crude deaths - Age 15-24 year old substance deaths)/Age 15-24 year old Crude deaths)*100 = (4503 - 2587/2587 = 74% increases in Crude deaths for persons aged 25-34 years old compared to earlier age group age 15-24 years old.
Colorado significant 13.3% crude death increase - - 21,283 more crude deaths in the last five year span versus prior five years, 2013-2017 versus 2008-2012 = 180,891 - 159,608 = 21,283 more crude deaths in the last 5 year span. Colorado had 180,891 crude deaths in the last 5 years, 2013-2017.
Colorado crude death rate increased significantly 30.9 points comparing recent 5 year crude death rate to prior 5, 2013-2017 vs 2008-2012 death rates = 664.3 - 633.5 = 30.9 death rate point increase in the last 5 yr period. Calculation for Percent Change = ((New Value - Old Value)/ Old Value )*100 = 13.3% = Colorado ((2013-2017 Crude deaths - 2008-2012 Crude deaths ) / (2008-2012 Crude deaths ))*100 = ((180,891 - 159,608) / ( 159,608))*100 = ((21,283) / ( 159,608))*100 = 13.3%
Which age group had the largest increase in deaths in Colorado in the last five year span 2013-2017 compared to the prior five years 2008-2012?
Answer: The ten-year age group, ages 25-34 years old had the largest increase in deaths in the last five year span, ages 25-34 years old had significant, 29% increase in crude deaths, 2013-2017 versus the five years prior 2008-2012!
- 3.9% of Colorado deaths are between ages 15-34 years old (7,090 age 15-34 year old deaths, in the 5 year span, 2013-2017) {{Note: U.S 3.1% of crude deaths are between ages 15-34 years old during 2013-2017, Colorado has significantly higher proportion of young death ages 15-34 years old compared to the rest of the U.S. during the same period}}.
- 15.1% Colorado deaths are between ages 0-54 years old (27,259 of deaths between ages 0-54 years old, in the five year span, 2013-2017) {{Note: U.S 13.5% of crude deaths are between ages 0-54 years old during 2013-2017, Colorado has significantly higher proportion of young death ages 0-54 years old compared to the rest of the U.S. during the same period}}.
Deaths lost per day
Colorado lost teens and young adults ages 15-34 years old at the rate of 3.885 deaths per day during 2013-2017 = 7,090 crude deaths / 5 years = 1,418 deaths per year / 365 days per year = 3.884932 crude deaths per day during years 2013-2017 = 1418 deaths per year / 52 weeks per year = 27.269231 deaths per week during years 2013-2017.
Colorado lost residents at the rate of 99 deaths per day during 2013-2017 = 180,885 crude deaths / 5 years = 36177 deaths per year / 365 days per year = 99.1150684931507 crude deaths per day during years 2013-2017.
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It is not normal for a young healthy age group to have increases in death. When young deaths rise, a critical situation is occurring, people, especially young people need truthful support!
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The news is flooding with posts of very poisonous mind altering substances entering the U.S. 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. Posts of drugs entering the U.S. https://www.facebook.com/Deceiving-Mind-Altering-Substances-108941933885096
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Crude death is a measure of all deaths for a specified period and age group. This is a crude death report; thus, this report includes all deaths including, sickness, accidents, suicide, violence and all mind-altering substance deaths (e.g., opiates, narcotics, marijuana, vaping, alcohol, meth, sedatives, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers, Xanax, stimulants, cocaine, hallucinogens, tobacco, etc.
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When a person is suffering from a physical addiction “unrecovered" (without protected recovery and support), a person sometimes reaches for another mind-altering substance to deal with hard withdraw, as such, addiction increases. Substances have increased in variety and poisonous strength.
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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.
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Cap It
Without limits, a mind-altering substance becomes an accidental abuse. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced in 2018 it will cap, limit its members' opioid prescriptions to 30 days, and in some cases, five days in efforts to address the opioid epidemic in both its state and the nation. Limits protect health, prevent over-prescribing and help decrease addiction and accidental deaths, https://www.thefix.com/new-opioid-script-limits-announced-blue-cross-michigan.
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Over-prescribing: Over-prescribing a mind-altering substance has a history of making its way to young people, with devastating results. Young crude deaths tend to increase in areas where lax mind-altering substance laws like over-prescribing are instituted, death rates go up. Limits 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. For example, in West Virginia between 2006 and 2016, drug distributors shipped large quantities of opiate hydrocodone and oxycodone to two pharmacies in Williamson at the same time a doctor overprescribed. As such, West Virginia Age 15-34-year-old crude death rate increased to 139.3 is 48.6 points higher than US death rate 90.7 during the same year period 2012-2016!! See link to view West Virginia article. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/drug-firms-shipped-m-pain-pills-to-wv-town-with/article_ef04190c-1763-5a0c-a77a-7da0ff06455b.html
Medicinal Marijuana example of heavy over-prescribing in Michigan #####################
The 2008 Michigan marijuana law voted in allowed a physician to prescribe medical marijuana to a patient giving the patient the ability to carry and possess marijuana up to 2.5 ounces 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 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 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, human trafficking, 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.
One standard average marijuana joint-cigarette = is 0.5 grams
1 ounce equals 28.3495231 Grams
28.3495231 Grams x (1 joint/ 0.5 grams) = 56.6990462 joints
1 ounce equals 56.699 0462 joint cigarettes (0.5 grams)
2.5 ounces x 28.3495231 = 70.87380775 grams (1 joint/0.5 grams) = 141 joints
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 limits, heavy over-prescribing occurred in 2008. Over-prescribing a mind-altering substance has a history of making it's way to people not intended, such as young people, with devastating results. Additionally no limits placed on potency, in some cases increased 2,567%.
Instead of a 2-4 week limit, Michigan medical marijuana made a way for people to 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, a 4.5 month supply of medical marijuana which 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, way over-prescribing. The bill just said a physician can prescribe 2.5 ounces of marijuana, the majority of voters didn't smoke marijuana, don't realize 2.5 ounces is a 4.5 month supply of weed. This assumes a patient smokes a 0.5 gram marijuana joint each day, which is a lot. As such, marijuana over-flow has been building up in Michigan since 2008, which coincides with death increases. We were built to serve God, we were not built to serve misery bondage of mind-altering substances. Getting off them is hard, it deceives the mind of the person using, thus it is really important to limit its' use.
Two states allow twice the medicinal amount of Michigan (Delaware and New Mexico) - medical marijuana laws in these states allow a patient to possess 6 ounces of marijuana (340 joints of .5 gram size), almost a year supply of medical marijuana, super heavy over prescribing!!!! With those amounts, young people in those states struggle way more than young people in Michigan. 2013-2017. New Mexico age 25-34 year old death rate 190.6 is 72 points higher than the U.S. age 25-34 year old death rate 118.8 in the recent five year period 2013-2017, New Mexico had the 2nd highest age 25-34 year old crude death rate for ages 25-34 years old. Delaware age 25-34 year old death rate 144.3 is 26 points higher than the U.S. age 25-34 year old death rate 118.8 in the recent five year period 2013-2017, Delaware had the 17th highest state death rate for ages 25-34 years old in the recent five year period 2013-2017 https://hiskingdomnumbersmatter.blogspot.com/p/us-ages-25-34-years-old-had-261988.html
Recreational marijuana is a type of exponential heavy over-prescribing.
Over-prescribing a mind-altering substance has a history of making it's way to people not intended, such as young people, with devastating results. Over-prescribing 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.
(1). removes a doctor prescription so adults over 21 years old can use any time for any reason and
(2). For example, in the Michigan ballot which went through in 2018, which proposed legalizing 10 ounces of marijuana, which equates to 567 marijuana joints, an 18 month daily supply of 0.5 gram size marijuana, a year and a half supply of marijuana allowed in homes in Michigan where people are over 21 years of age – EXPOTENTIAL heavy over-prescribing! Mind-altering substances should have no more than a 2-4-week supply, see Cap It above.
(3). The Michigan ballot legalized allowing 2.5 ounces (141 joints can be sitting in any house out in the open) a 4.5-month supply of marijuana can be sitting out in the open in any home a child could enter in Michigan --- which is NOT safe for young people who live in the area!!
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For example, Colorado, a recreation marijuana state, had a 27% increase in young crude deaths for ages 25-34 years old comparing the five year span 2012-2016 to the five years prior 2007-2011, 901 more crude deaths in the five year span following recreational marijuana implementation versus the five years prior, 2012-2016 vs 2007-2011 = 4,232 - 3,331 = 901 more crude deaths in the five year span 2012-2016. Colorado had 4,232 age 25-34 year old crude deaths in the 5 year period, 2012-2016. After recreational marijuana was implemented, Colorado age 25-34 year old crude death rate increased significantly 12.4 points comparing 2012-2016 vs 2007-2011 death rates = 105.6 - 93.2 = 12.4 death rate point increase.
Marijuana THC Increased 317% in a 0.5 gram joint between 1990 and 2013
THC is the addictive part that gets a person high. The potency of a marijuana cigarette increased from 3 percent THC in 1990's to 12.5 percent THC in 2013. NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services web site 9-28-19, https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/legislative-activities/testimony-to-congress/2014/mixed-signals-administrations-policy-marijuana-part-four-scientific-focus-adverse-health NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) (June 20, 2014) Mixed Signals: The Administration’s Policy on Marijuana, Part Four -- Scientific Focus on the Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use https://archives.drugabuse.gov/testimonies/2014/mixed-signals-administrations-policy-marijuana-part-four-scientific-focus-adverse-health-effects
1. A standard marijuana cigarette-joint size is 0.5 grams.
2. Standard Marijuana serving size set in the 1990s is 0.015 grams of 100% THC
3. 1990 THC 3%, multiply the 1990 THC 3% by 0.5 grams (standard joint size) = 0.03x0.5=0.015 grams THC per 0.5 gram joint. Based on this information, the standard Marijuana serving size set in the 1990s is 0.015 grams of 100% THC.
4. 2013 THC 12.5%: According to NIDA average Marijuana THC increased to 12.5% percent THC in 2013 = 12.5/100=0.125 THC x 0.5 grams (joint size) = 0.0625 grams of 100% THC, which is a 317% increase in THC between 1990 and 2013!!!!
5. Percent Increase - % change calculation 1990 vs 2013 THC = ((NewValue— OldValue) / OldValue) x 100 = ((THC1990 - THC2013)/ THC2013) x100 = ((0.0625-0.015) / 0.015) x100 = ((0.0475) / 0.015) x100 = 317% increase in THC between 1990 and 2013 (THC is the addictive part that gets a person high). THC grams increased 317% between 1990 and 2013 in a 0.5 grams serving. This made it's way to teens 😭, way more addictive than 30 years ago! Each time a teen smokes a 2013 joint it is equal to smoking four 1990 joints in one setting! Many teens are smoking daily, so in one week they are smoking the equivalent of twenty-eight 1990 marijuana joints a week, way more THC. Marijuana wasn't good to teens that smoked a joint in the 1990s, the grams of THC increased 317% (1990 versus 2013), way more high and addictive today. THC gets a person high like alcohol in beer or wine gets a person drunk. Vaping exploded overnight, and many teens are vaping, not because they like vaping, it hurts when they try to stop, some run away, become homeless because the pain of trying to quit is that bad. THC gets a person high, 317% more high, more addictive since 2013. It is like drinking a bunch of vodka, suddenly addicted, only you don’t vomit or slur words, every part of a day focuses on getting enough THC to not hurt while trying to complete responsibilities.
Marijuana Exponential Toxic Concentrates (wax, budder, shatter, oils, dabbing, extracts, gummies, candy, cookies, edibles) THC in some cases increased as much as 2,567%in a 0.5 gram joint between 1990 and 2013
According to NIDA, marijuana concentrates can have, 50-80% THC, High potential for Addiction! https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/legislative-activities/testimony-to-congress/2014/mixed-signals-administrations-policy-marijuana-part-four-scientific-focus-adverse-health Marijuana extracts reach young people if we do not include cap boundaries to protect young people. THC is the element in marijuana that gets people high & addicted, like alcohol is the element in beer/wine that gets people drunk and addicted.
According to NIDA Marijuana Oils and Extracts can be as as high as 80% THC
6. 80% THC Concentrate = 80/100 = 0.80 THC x 0.5 grams (joint size) = 0.4 grams of 100% THC is a 2,567% increase in THC between 1990 and 2013! A 2,567% THC increase is equivalent to smoking twenty-six 1990 joints in one 0.5 gram joint! This is what teens confront today, that is toxic potent!! Trying to get off the stuff, teens sometimes reach for another worse substance. The grams of THC increased 2,567% from 1990 to 80% concentrate today — way more high, addictive today!!!! However the good news, with God, encouragement, recovery and truthful support, many admit it is horrible to be addicted, receive help, go on to lead sober recovered good lives.
7. Percent Increase - % change calculation (3% THC versus 80% THC) = (((NewValue— OldValue) / OldValue) x 100 = ((0.4-0.015) / 0.015) x100 = 2,567% THC increased as much as 2,567% in a 80% THC marijuana extract or wax or oil between 1990 and 2013. Each time a teen vapes one of these it is equal to smoking twenty-six 1990 joints in one setting, 💔😭 exponentially addictive, it no longer takes years to get addicted, it happens with the first try - this is why it is important to protect teens, put lids on mind-altering substances so there is no over-flow. Colorado leads the nation in first time marijuana use by those aged 12–17, representing a 65% increase in adolescent use since legalization https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312155/
Emergency Room (ER) Marijuana Admissions increase ALOT
1. Marijuana admissions increased 96% (2004 versus 2011) A rapid rise in emergency room (ER) admissions linked to marijuana use attests to the greater dangers of acute use. There were 128,857 ER visits related to marijuana use in 2011, nearly double the number from 2004 (65,699). Thus, Emergency room visits related to marijuana increased 96%, 2011 compared to 2004=((128,857-656,99)/656,99)x100 = 96%!! NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) (June 20, 2014) Mixed Signals: The Administration’s Policy on Marijuana, Part Four -- Scientific Focus on the Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use https://archives.drugabuse.gov/testimonies/2014/mixed-signals-administrations-policy-marijuana-part-four-scientific-focus-adverse-health-effects
2. Colorado Children hospital admissions for marijuana injury admissions increase 382% (2005 versus 2015). Lax Marijuana laws seriously hurting children Colorado, un-necessary substance companies making money at the expense of children in area. Denver area, visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities for treatment of cyclic vomiting, paranoia, psychosis and other acute marijuana cannabis-related symptoms jumped to 777 in 2015, from 161 in 2005, a 382% increase acute cannabis (marijuana) hospital instances. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
Marijuana Treatment admissions
1. The number of Marijuana public treatment admissions in Michigan attests to the higher marijuana potency, see page 15 of this report. This report also indicates very potent addictive substances are in Michigan in which residents are suffering (alcohol, heroin, opiates, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, etc.). As such, we should do everything possible to uphold safe laws for residents and implement extra measures during this critical period to be sure we are supporting our most vulnerable residents, lax laws recklessly endanger vulnerable citizens. https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/FY18_Meth_Related_Criminal_Incidents_651356_7.pdf
2. The number of Marijuana U.S. treatment admissions attests to marijuana addiction, the higher volume of young marijuana treatment admissions validates the need to protect children and teens, eliminating overflow and keep marijuana baseline at 3%. This report also indicates very potent addictive substances are in Michigan and in every U.S. state, in which residents are suffering (alcohol, heroin, opiates, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, etc.). As such, we should do everything possible to uphold safe laws for residents and implement extra safe strong stringent measures during this critical period to be sure we support our most vulnerable residents, lax laws recklessly endanger vulnerable citizens. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2005-2015. State Admissions to Substance, Abuse Treatment Services. BHSIS Series S-95, HHS Publication No. (SMA) 17-4360. Rockville,MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2017. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2015%20TEDS_State%20Admissions.pdf
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Marijuana has a strong potential for abuse and is classified as a schedule Ι drug.
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Teen Vaping in Colorado is wide spread and young addiction and daily use is increasing
(1) Teen Vaping in Colorado (Serious problem) https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/27/how-to-stop-colorado-teen-vaping/
(2) Vulnerable teens trigger concerns in first states to legalize marijuana https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(3) Lax Marijuana laws seriously hurting children Colorado, all related to a un-necessary substance companies making money at the expense of children in area. Denver area, visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities for treatment of cyclic vomiting, paranoia, psychosis and other acute cannabis-related symptoms jumped to 777 in 2015, from 161 in 2005, a 382% increase acute cannabis (marijuana) hospitalized instances.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(4) Parent “It seems like everyone is looking the other way, and meanwhile kids are ending up in hospitals,” Brandt said in detailing the struggles over his son’s marijuana use. After the 20-year-old college student’s grades plummeted in the fall, his father enrolled him in a private treatment program costing thousands of dollars a month. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(5) “Horrible things are happening to kids,” said psychiatrist Libby Stuyt, who treats teens in southwestern Colorado and has studied the health impacts of high-potency marijuana. “I see increased problems with psychosis, with addiction, with suicide, with depression and anxiety.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(6) Some marijuana products average 68 percent THC — exponentially greater than the pot baby boomers once smoked (a 0.5g joint equals a 2167% increase in THC between 1990 3% THC and 68% THC today) - calls to poison control centers and visits to emergency rooms have risen. In the Denver area, visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities for treatment of cyclic vomiting, paranoia, psychosis and other acute cannabis-related symptoms jumped to 777 in 2015, from 161 in 2005, a 382% increase in acute marijuana hospitalized instances https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(7) Colorado Parent: Though the legal purchase age is 21 in Colorado and Washington, parents, educators and physicians say youths are easily getting hold of edibles infused with tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive component that causes a high, and concentrates such as “shatter,” a brittle, honey-colored substance that is heated and then inhaled through a special device.Each poses serious risks to adolescents’ physical and mental health. “Underage kids have unbelievable access to nuclear-strength weed,” said Andrew Brandt, a Boulder, Colo., software executive whose son got hooked while in high school. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(8) Where are the regulations to keep teens safe: dispensaries opening near high schools in Seattle and with retail and medical pot shops in Denver outnumbering Starbucks and McDonald’s locations combined. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(9) The Adolescent Emergency and Urgent Care Visits increase was most notable in the years following legalization of medical sales in 2009 and retail use in 2014, according to a study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29609916)in the Journal of Adolescent Health published in 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(10) Colorado leads the nation in first time marijuana use by those aged 12–17, representing a 65% increase in adolescent use since legalization https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312155/
(11) THC not like pot prior to 1990s - - 212% increase in THC: cannabis in dispensaries in Colorado is that the THC content is not like it used to be. Prior to the 1990s it was less than 2%. In the 1990s it grew to 4%, and between 1995 and 2015 there has been a 212% increase in THC content in the marijuana flower. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312155/
(12) Colorado smoking, vaping, ecigarette addictive use (illness) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBJxx0HiFkPNLOTsyOOYYaOiuy46AVYk/view
(13) crossover is evident in Montrose, a recreation hub nestled in the Uncompahgre Valley on Colorado’s western slope. A 2017 national survey (https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/2017/ss6708.pdf) ranked Colorado at the top of 37 states for high-schoolers’ use of e-cigarettes, with a state survey (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBJxx0HiFkPNLOTsyOOYYaOiuy46AVYk/view) that same year finding that more adolescents here vape than in any other region. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(14) COLORADO YOUTH USES OF
MARIJUANA, TOBACCO, RX PAIN MED, ECIG, COCAINE, METH, HEROIN, INHALENTS, USE https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AX_2RWWgygGXtGpAGoOMTe84Crzsv62T/view
(15) Colorado.GOV youth (marijuana, tobacco, alcohol use, etc.) https://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hkcs
(16) regular use of marijuana increases the risk of learning problems, accidents, physical and mental health problems, and addiction. https://www.bouldercounty.org/families/addiction/marijuana-health-impacts/
(17) Colorado teens are switching from smoking marijuana to eating it (this is horrible, teens worried about https://coloradosun.com/2019/08/05/colorado-teen-marijuana-use-cannabis-report/
(18) 36 percent of teens in Boulder County regularly used e-cigarettes, the second highest usage rate in the state. This rate is significantly higher than the state average of 27 percent. https://www.bouldermedicalcenter.com/vaping-marijuana-and-their-hazards/
(19) Heavy Marijuana daily usage in Colorado validates serious marijana addiction (MARIJUANA is EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE) 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 reportnear-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). https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/MED%20Demand%20and%20Market%20%20Study%20%20082018.pdf
(20) LACK OF CONTROLS to ensure marijuana overflow does not reach TEENs, focus is on greed, making money, not supporting or helping people. Lack of controls ensuring marijuana is NOT sold near vulnerable populations - hospitals, recovery centers, universities or schools. Lack of controls helping people that get addicted. No reports to ensure there is no increase in teen use, if increases are found, how will they help teens recover and change processes to ensure teen sobriety and safety. No reports to ensure people are not getting addicted or hurt. No process to ensure THC remains the same as it was in the 1990s, no more than 3% THC. No process for supporting sobriety and recovery. No process to stop selling when harms to people in the community appear.
(2) Vulnerable teens trigger concerns in first states to legalize marijuana https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(3) Lax Marijuana laws seriously hurting children Colorado, all related to a un-necessary substance companies making money at the expense of children in area. Denver area, visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities for treatment of cyclic vomiting, paranoia, psychosis and other acute cannabis-related symptoms jumped to 777 in 2015, from 161 in 2005, a 382% increase acute cannabis (marijuana) hospitalized instances.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(4) Parent “It seems like everyone is looking the other way, and meanwhile kids are ending up in hospitals,” Brandt said in detailing the struggles over his son’s marijuana use. After the 20-year-old college student’s grades plummeted in the fall, his father enrolled him in a private treatment program costing thousands of dollars a month. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(5) “Horrible things are happening to kids,” said psychiatrist Libby Stuyt, who treats teens in southwestern Colorado and has studied the health impacts of high-potency marijuana. “I see increased problems with psychosis, with addiction, with suicide, with depression and anxiety.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(6) Some marijuana products average 68 percent THC — exponentially greater than the pot baby boomers once smoked (a 0.5g joint equals a 2167% increase in THC between 1990 3% THC and 68% THC today) - calls to poison control centers and visits to emergency rooms have risen. In the Denver area, visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado facilities for treatment of cyclic vomiting, paranoia, psychosis and other acute cannabis-related symptoms jumped to 777 in 2015, from 161 in 2005, a 382% increase in acute marijuana hospitalized instances https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(7) Colorado Parent: Though the legal purchase age is 21 in Colorado and Washington, parents, educators and physicians say youths are easily getting hold of edibles infused with tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive component that causes a high, and concentrates such as “shatter,” a brittle, honey-colored substance that is heated and then inhaled through a special device.Each poses serious risks to adolescents’ physical and mental health. “Underage kids have unbelievable access to nuclear-strength weed,” said Andrew Brandt, a Boulder, Colo., software executive whose son got hooked while in high school. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(8) Where are the regulations to keep teens safe: dispensaries opening near high schools in Seattle and with retail and medical pot shops in Denver outnumbering Starbucks and McDonald’s locations combined. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(9) The Adolescent Emergency and Urgent Care Visits increase was most notable in the years following legalization of medical sales in 2009 and retail use in 2014, according to a study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29609916)in the Journal of Adolescent Health published in 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(10) Colorado leads the nation in first time marijuana use by those aged 12–17, representing a 65% increase in adolescent use since legalization https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312155/
(11) THC not like pot prior to 1990s - - 212% increase in THC: cannabis in dispensaries in Colorado is that the THC content is not like it used to be. Prior to the 1990s it was less than 2%. In the 1990s it grew to 4%, and between 1995 and 2015 there has been a 212% increase in THC content in the marijuana flower. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312155/
(12) Colorado smoking, vaping, ecigarette addictive use (illness) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBJxx0HiFkPNLOTsyOOYYaOiuy46AVYk/view
(13) crossover is evident in Montrose, a recreation hub nestled in the Uncompahgre Valley on Colorado’s western slope. A 2017 national survey (https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/2017/ss6708.pdf) ranked Colorado at the top of 37 states for high-schoolers’ use of e-cigarettes, with a state survey (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBJxx0HiFkPNLOTsyOOYYaOiuy46AVYk/view) that same year finding that more adolescents here vape than in any other region. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
(14) COLORADO YOUTH USES OF
MARIJUANA, TOBACCO, RX PAIN MED, ECIG, COCAINE, METH, HEROIN, INHALENTS, USE https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AX_2RWWgygGXtGpAGoOMTe84Crzsv62T/view
(15) Colorado.GOV youth (marijuana, tobacco, alcohol use, etc.) https://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/hkcs
(16) regular use of marijuana increases the risk of learning problems, accidents, physical and mental health problems, and addiction. https://www.bouldercounty.org/families/addiction/marijuana-health-impacts/
(17) Colorado teens are switching from smoking marijuana to eating it (this is horrible, teens worried about https://coloradosun.com/2019/08/05/colorado-teen-marijuana-use-cannabis-report/
(18) 36 percent of teens in Boulder County regularly used e-cigarettes, the second highest usage rate in the state. This rate is significantly higher than the state average of 27 percent. https://www.bouldermedicalcenter.com/vaping-marijuana-and-their-hazards/
(19) Heavy Marijuana daily usage in Colorado validates serious marijana addiction (MARIJUANA is EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE) 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 reportnear-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). https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/MED%20Demand%20and%20Market%20%20Study%20%20082018.pdf
(20) LACK OF CONTROLS to ensure marijuana overflow does not reach TEENs, focus is on greed, making money, not supporting or helping people. Lack of controls ensuring marijuana is NOT sold near vulnerable populations - hospitals, recovery centers, universities or schools. Lack of controls helping people that get addicted. No reports to ensure there is no increase in teen use, if increases are found, how will they help teens recover and change processes to ensure teen sobriety and safety. No reports to ensure people are not getting addicted or hurt. No process to ensure THC remains the same as it was in the 1990s, no more than 3% THC. No process for supporting sobriety and recovery. No process to stop selling when harms to people in the community appear.
How do we know marijuana is making its way to the hands of teens, a sad note by NIDA, (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States by teens and adults
NIDA, indicates Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States by teens and adults.
U.S. Daily Teen marijuana use (A) - - - - - - DAILY USE IS SERIOUS TEEN ADDICTION, TEENS STRUGGLING, STUCK ON un-necessary mind-altering substance marijuana, lungs hurt, minds going in circles around it, finances repeatedly going to it, hard way to start their future (prayers for the young people that they recover and that adults rectify this critical situation affecting young people, that godly sober-minded safe standards are implemented, education and strict lids on marijuana to prevent the next generation of teens from stepping into mind-altering substances, in Jesus name I pray)!
Daily use of marijuana
Daily teen marijuana use is a sign of physical marijuana addiction.
Daily U.S. teen marijuana usage increased significantly in 8th, 10th and 12 grades 2019 compared to 2018 rates. 
NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in teen daily marijuana users (column F).
Multiply survey “daily marijuana use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teen daily marijuana users (column H) DxG=H. Based on this calculation:
Tenth graders have 266% more marijuana daily users compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old daily users - Age 13 year old daily users)/Age 13 year old daily users)*100 = (197,499 - 54,019 / 54,019 = 266% increase in 10th grade daily marijuana users age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. There are potentially 143,480 more 10th grade daily marijuana users age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old. U.S. potentially has 54,019 8th grade thirteen-year-old daily marijuana users and 197,499 10th grade fifteen-year-old daily marijuana users.
Seniors, twelfth graders have 39% more marijuana daily 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 daily users - Age 15 year old daily users)/Age 15 year old daily users)*100 = ( 274,981 - 197,499 / 197,499 = 39% increase in 12th grade daily marijuana users age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. There are potentially 77,482 more 12th grade daily marijuana users age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old. U.S. potentially has 274,981 12th grade seventeen year old daily marijuana users.
Marijuana Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, How many teens use marijuana? Accessed 12-26-2019 https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/marijuana
U.S. Daily Teen marijuana use (B)
NIDA U.S. 2019 survey indicates significant increase in teen daily marijuana users (column F).
SO, POTENTIALLY, HOW MANY TEENS ARE USING MARIJUANA DAILY??
Multiply survey “daily marijuana use” percent by population to potentially see the number of teen daily marijuana users (column H) DxG=H. Based on this calculation:
Tenth graders have 266% more marijuana daily users compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. Calculation for percent change is ((NewValue - OldValue) / OldValue)*100 = ((Age 15 year old daily users - Age 13 year old daily users)/Age 13 year old daily users)*100 = (197,499 - 54,019 / 54,019 = 266% increase in 10th grade daily marijuana users age 15 years old compared to younger 8th graders age 13 years old. There are potentially 143,480 more 10th grade daily marijuana users age 15 years old age versus 8th graders age 13 years old. U.S. potentially has 54,019 8th grade thirteen-year-old daily marijuana users and 197,499 10th grade fifteen-year-old daily marijuana users.
Seniors, twelfth graders have 39% more marijuana daily 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 daily users - Age 15 year old daily users)/Age 15 year old daily users)*100 = ( 274,981 - 197,499 / 197,499 = 39% increase in 12th grade daily marijuana users age 17 years old compared to younger 10th graders age 15 years old. There are potentially 77,482 more 12th grade daily marijuana users age 17 years old age versus 10th graders age 15 years old. U.S. potentially has 274,981 12th grade seventeen year old daily marijuana users.
Marijuana Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, How many teens use marijuana? Accessed 12-26-2019 https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/marijuana
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
at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html on Dec 30, 2019
U.S. Daily Teen marijuana use (B)
NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); indicates significant increase in young teen marijuana use 2019 compared to year prior 2018.
8th grade teen daily U.S. marijuana use increased 85.7%, 2019 versus 2018!
10th grade teen daily U.S. marijuana use increased 41.2 %, 2019 versus 2018!
Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends, Revised December 2019, Source: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. . December 18, 2019. Accessed December 28, 2019. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends
Daily mind-altering substance use is a sign of struggling with physical addiction, daily teen marijuana use increased a lot! Marijuana use can lead to marijuana use disorder, which takes the form of addiction in severe cases. People who begin using marijuana before the age of 18 are four to seven times more likely to develop a marijuana use disorder than adults.19
NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse); National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Marijuana: Is marijuana addictive? Accessed 12-30-2019 https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive
Teens Vaping
Daily Teen U.S. Vaping THC use
Daily teen THC vaping use is a sign of physical THC addiction.
Daily U.S. teen THC usage increased significantly in 8th, 10th and 12 grades 2019 compared to 2018 rates.
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.
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
at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html on Dec 30, 2019
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.
Past month marijuana vaping among 12th graders nearly doubled in a single year to 14% from 7.5%–the second largest one-year jump ever tracked for any substance in the history of the survey. “ NIDA. (2019, December 18). Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2019/12/vaping-marijuana-rise-among-teens on 2019, December 30
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
at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html on Dec 30, 2019
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.
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
at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html on Dec 30, 2019
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
at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html on Dec 30, 2019
NIDA. (2019, December 18). Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends on 2019, December 31
Percent of U.S. Students Reporting Vaping in Past Month, by Type and Grade. {Wake up, Vaping is critical problem when 30% of seniors reported vaping in the past month!!!!!}
Percent of U.S. Students Reporting Vaping in Past Month, by Type and Grade. {Wake up, Vaping is critical problem when 30% of seniors reported vaping in the past month!!!!!}
Vaping Source: NIDA. (2019, December 18). Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends on 2019, December 31
U.S. 2019 survey by NIDA indicates past year Illicit Drug Usage among 12 grade students:
U.S. 2019 survey by NIDA indicates past year Illicit Drug Usage among 12 grade students:
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
at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html on Dec 30, 2019
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.
Vaping Source: NIDA 2019 National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Overall Findings. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/monitoring-future-2019-survey-results-overall-findings on 2019, December 31
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
at http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html on Dec 30, 2019
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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What happened - 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. Colorado started suffering when they turned away from God and turned to medicinal/recreational marijuana and vaping with lax safety regulations. Recreational destroys young people in the area.
(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.
(6) Did not institute strict safety processes, instead jumped on dangerous over-prescribing and sold near schools, recovery centers and hospitals instead of instituting tight lids to keep poisons securely locked 20 miles away from any hospital, recovery center, school or university.. https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/09/why-is-vaping-so-bad-for-teenagers.html
(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 Colorado? Instead of protecting Denver students at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Community College of Denver and UC Denver, nearly 175 retail pot shops and many more medical dispensaries!!! https://www.westword.com/marijuana/east-coast-colleges-more-weed-friendly-than-colorados-princeton-review-says-yes-9526143
(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.westword.com/marijuana/the-ten-best-winter-themed-edibles-in-colorado-8570106
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
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Resources –Seeking Help
Medical Emergency Call 911
Suicide Prevention Lifeline http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
Suicide Prevention Lifeline for Deaf; hard of hearing 1-800-799-4889
Treatment Locator – National listing by SAMHSA and Referral Hotline (SAMHSA) 1-877-SAMHSA-7a
Call: 1-800-273-8255
24 Hour Toll Free Prayer Lines
Daystar 1-800-329-0029
National Prayer Center Assemblies of God 1-800-477-2937
Christian Broadcasting Network (700 Club) 1-800-759-0700
Common Ground: (248) 456-8144 to ask questions, go to treatment or detox (coming off a mind-altering substance is hard, it can temporarily make a person feel suicidal, which is why protected recovery detox is important, to have support during withdraw and to build recovery support. Some people have a hard time sleeping during early recovery, this is another reason for addiction treatment recovery, so a person doesn't have to be responsible for work during withdraw. Some mind-altering substances require tapering off slowly with medical support for safe detoxification withdraw to reduce risk of harm (e.g., seizures, hallucinations, etc.) these are alcohol, opiates, benzodiazepines, methamphetamine, oxycontin, methadone or suboxone).
Responsibility:
Young people are a blessing and are made to live. Losing young people in the land in which we live is devastating, we must never forget those we lost and keep moving forward to prevent the next generation from stumbling into this situation. When young deaths rise, a critical situation is occurring, as responsible citizens, we can find ways to support critical populations, support the young, elderly and the lowly. We can investigate what is happening, have any laws changed in an area that could affect the health of people.
Greatest Commandment: Matthew 22:35-40
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Parents indicated reporting was needed to support young people, they were right, U.S. report revealed young adults ages 25-34 years old in the experienced critical horrible significant 21.6% death increase in the recent five years - - - - - 46,613 more deaths in the recent five year span versus prior five years, 2013-2017 vs 2008-2012, this is a terrible, critical increase in young deaths. We must determine to support life, support sober-minded life, tell the truth about the deceiving nature of mind-altering substances, help young and old people to recovery, support churches, recovery centers, prisons, support sober-minded laws and sobriety education in schools. To see mind-altering substance reports go here, or see link at bottom of this report page::
The first step to changing a situation is to admit the situation exists, addiction exists, mind-altering substances can cause misery and tragic early death if addiction sets in without recovery support. The good news is we have a God who saves, Deuteronomy 6 indicates God commands us to teach children about when God saved the nation Israel, millions of people with no phones, no computers - God heard the cries and prayers of the people, he saved. God commands us to teach children keep these words in our heart, teach them diligently when sitting in the house, when walking out of the house or in the house, when thou liest down and when thou risest up. God is saying, keep the words, memorize them, never forget them, keep them close in mind, daily. God so loves us and our children, he gave us these words to save and teach these words to be saved. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Deuteronomy-Chapter-6/
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