出版社：Institute on Global Drug Policy & the International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse
摘要：Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used by youth in the United States [1]. There is an increasing body of scientific evidence showing the short term and long term consequences of its use. These consequences are often made more serious because preadolescents and adolescents have not completed their physical, emotional, or social development. Anything that could interfere significantly with that development has the potential for a greater impact than the consequences of similar use by a fully mature and developed adult. This has major implications for the individual teen, his/her family, the school, the community, and the health care professionals whose responsibility it is to care for them. For health care providers, this is true regardless of whether one is a primary care provider, specialist, subspecialist, emergency room provider, or mental health or addiction specialist
