Marijuana Its not what you remember By: Judi Zabel La Crosse County - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Marijuana It’s not what you remember By: Judi Zabel La Crosse County Health Department/ L a Crosse C ounty P revention N etwork Marijuana Work Group

Woodstock Weed • Potency about 3-4% THC • 72% of all pot was imported • Primarily leaves, stems, flowers and hodgepodge pieces of the plant • Brought into the country in bricks • Smoked – maybe pot brownies

The New Marijuana

Edibles

1 in 6 teens become addicted Keeping in mind that this is based on THC content <12% 1 in 10 adults and 1 in 6 adolescents who try marijuana will become addicted to it. • The adolescent brain • When kids use, they is especially have a greater chance susceptible to of developing marijuana use. addiction. Wagner, F.A. & Anthony, J.C. , 2002; Giedd. J. N., 2004 5

Marijuana and School Performance Adolescents who 3X less 4X less likely 6X more smoke marijuana likely to to earn a likely to every weekend enter college drop out over a two year college degree period are:

Drug charges at time of booking 350 300 250 Number of Charges 200 150 100 50 0 Rx Drugs-Combined Phen/Amph/Meth, Controlled (Narcotics/Opioids/ Cocaine Heroin Bath Salts, Plant THC Narcotics (Opioids) Substances Controlled Food, LSD Substances) 2013 59 30 137 304 122 125 247 2014 60 30 253 287 91 148 239 2015 33 31 297 254 104 122 226 2016 33 44 275 291 93 20 113

Hospitalizations for r Cannabis are on the ri rise. 450 414 (INPATIENT/OBSERVATION & EMERGENCY) NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED 2013 2014 2015 400 328 350 300 251 250 225 200 129 150 102 88 100 60 55 52 47 40 36 35 50 18 8 3 3 0 Cannabis Amphetamine, Opioid Cocaine Sedative, Hypnotic, or Hallucinogen Stimulants, and Anziolytic Psychoactive Substances TYPE OF DRUG ABUSE *Combined Hospitalizations = patients admitted to the hospital for inpatient/observation and TEC (emergency). Source: Dr. Brenda Rooney, Gundersen Health System, Community and Preventive Care Services, 7/26/2016.

Half of Drug Overdose Deaths Have Marijuana Present

Drugged driving

What can happen in 5 minutes?

Perception of Problem-Marijuana Perceptions of Marijuana Use as a Moderate or Serious Problem among Teenagers, Young Adults, and Adults, 2009-2017 100% 80% % Moderate or Serious 60% 2009 40% 2012 2014 2017 20% 0% Teenagers Young Adults Adults 2009 67% 72% 59% 2012 62% 68% 65% 2014 63% 0 61% 2017 61% 0 64% *2014 & 2017-Young Adults and Adults Combined 15

Support for Marijuana Legalization, 2017 Community Support for Marijuana Legalization, 2017 Not at all Supportive Somewhat Supportive Mostly Supportive Completely Supportive Legalizing marijuana for medical use with FDA 10% 22% 19% 48% approval Legalizing marijuana for medical use without FDA 41% 22% 16% 21% approval Legalizing marijuana for recreational use 62% 17% 10% 11% 16

“My brother does [marijuana ] — he used to be a fun person, but when he started doing drugs he started doing risky things, he also sits in his room alone, and when he’s with friends he’s a completely different person. He’s not stupider, but he doesn’t try to think.”

Where do we go next? Burden of Marijuana Report Data yet to be collected: • Impaired driving and fatalities • Youth marijuana use • Hospital and Emergency room admissions • Marijuana-related exposure cases • Employers • Disparities • Neo-natal drug impact

Questions?