Cannabis Youth Treatment intervention: preliminary findings and implications

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Cannabis (including marijuana, hashish, and other forms of tetrahydrocannabinol) is the most prevalent psychoactive substance used by adolescents in the USA (Coffey et al., 2002; Dennis et al., 2002a; Hall & Babor, 2000; Institute of Medicine [IOM], 1999; Kraus & Bauernfeind, 1998; SAMHSA, 2000a; Swift, Copeland, & Hall, 1998). In 2002, it was estimated that nearly one half of all adolescents in 12th grade in the USA had used cannabis; nearly 40% of those in 10th grade and close to 20% of those in 8th grade reported the same (Johnston, O'Malley, & Bachman, 2003). Although they have leveled off, the rates of adolescent cannabis use continue to be approximately twice as high as they were in the early 1990s (Johnston et al., 2003; SAMHSA, 2002). In addition, the number of adolescents starting use before the age of 15 grew throughout the 1990s, continuing a trend that has been unfolding since the 1980s, and its use and dependence are comorbid with a wide variety of psychological and behavi

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