Status: Baseline only
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Reduce the proportion of adolescents reporting use of marijuana during the past 30 days
Baseline: 6.7 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported use of marijuana in the past 30 days in 2018
Target: 5.8 percent
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Summary
Marijuana use in adolescents is linked to negative educational, financial, and mental health outcomes. Computer-based interventions, behavioral therapy, treatment for mental health conditions, and programs that combine social and emotional learning with parent and teacher training may help reduce marijuana use in adolescents.
Topics: Drug and Alcohol Use, Adolescents
Workgroup: Substance Use Workgroup