Help Line

NATIONAL HELPLINE

Call 1-800-662- HELP (4357)

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

Resources for Parents

TALKING WITH YOUR TEEN ABOUT MARIJUANA
SAMHSA resource to help your teen create an “exit plan” in case he or she is offered or faced with a difficult decision about marijuana. Peer pressure can be powerful, so coming up with realistic action steps and practicing them together in a safe environment will prepare and empower your teen to make good
choices when it matters.
Cannabis Talk Kit - Know How to Talk with Your Teen
Here, you’ll learn how to set the stage to have an open dialogue with your teen—about any issue, but cannabis in particular. Your teens are likely asking you some tough questions and challenging you on the topic of cannabis.
Marijuana Talk Kit
Brought to you by the Partnership to End Addiction: What you need to know to talk with your teen about marijuana.
HABLANDO CON TU ADOLESCENTE SOBRE MARIJUANA:
Ayude a su adolescente a crear un “plan de salida” en
caso de que se le ofrezca o se enfrente a una decisión difícil sobre la marihuana. Par la presión puede ser poderosa, así que idear pasos de acción realistas y practicarlos juntos en un ambiente seguro prepararán
y empodera a tu adolescente para hacer el bien
opciones cuando importa.
Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Substance Use Prevention
This guide offers information that can help you raise children who understand the risks of substance use. You may read it from front to back like a book, or pick a topic from the Table of Contents and go directly to that page.

Resources for Teens

Partnership for Prevention: Resources for Teens
Several resources on the effect of marijuana, vaping, alcohol and smoking on teens. Also learn about how cannabis affects your brain through reliable sources.

Tips for Teens: Marijuana
This fact sheet for teens provides facts about marijuana. It describes short- and long-term effects and lists signs of marijuana. The fact sheet helps to dispel common myths about marijuana.
LA REALIDAD SOBRE LA MARIHUANA
This fact sheet for teens provides facts about marijuana. It describes short- and long-term effects and lists signs of marijuana. The fact sheet helps to dispel common myths about marijuana.

Richland County Youth Substance Use
RCYSUC was formed after receiving Drug-Free Communities funding in October of 2019. Community partners agreed more needed to be done to address youth substance use. healthy activities. This link has a quiz, fact sheet and additional links to resources.

Research

Teen Use of Marijuana Edibles: A Focus Group Study of an Emerging Issue
Recent research indicates that marijuana-infused food product (i.e., edible) use is becoming nearly as common as smoking marijuana where medical marijuana is available. This study explores edible use among teens.
U.S. cannabis legalization and use of vaping and edible products among youth
Alternative methods for consuming cannabis (e.g., vaping and edibles) have become more popular in the wake of U.S. cannabis legalization. Specific provisions of legal cannabis laws (LCL) (e.g., dispensary regulations) may impact the likelihood that youth will use alternative methods and the age at which they first try the method - potentially magnifying or mitigating the developmental harms of cannabis use.

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