MARIJUANA AND THE TEEN BRAIN SANDERS COUNTY YOUTH ARE AT RISK! HOW COMMON IS IT? WHAT IF MARIJUANA IS USED ONLY The majority (57%) of Sanders County students report ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH? never having used marijuana. However, marijuana is the Students are: most commonly used drug among Montana 12-17 4x more likely to skip class year-olds who visit treatment centers for drug misuse or abuse. > 4x less likely to complete their homework > Less likely to graduate DOES IT AFFECT GRADES? More likely to have lower grades Yes! Montana 9-12th grade students who use marijuana make up 45% of students with poor grades. > More likely to have lower satisfaction with life > Less likely to enroll in college if they do IS THERE INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES? graduate > More likely to be unemployed Marijuana use has been linked to depression and anxiety, which can lead to suicidal thoughts. SLOWER PROCESSING LOWER VERBAL COMPREHENSION WORSE PROBLEM SOLVING Resilient Young Brains? Teen brains are still developing. Changes can be permanent. LESS CONTROL OF EMOTIONS POORER MEMORY For more info: https://dphhs.mt.gov/preven- tion/marijuanaprevention Sources : 2017 Journal of School Health 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey · Nati. Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · 2020 Prevention Needs Assessment WESTERN MONTANA 2019 Montana DPHHS Medicaid Claim Treatment MENTAL HEALTH CENTER MARIJUANA AND THE TEEN BRAIN SANDERS COUNTY YOUTH ARE AT RISK! HOW COMMON IS IT? WHAT IF MARIJUANA IS USED ONLY The majority (57%) of Sanders County students report ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH? never having used marijuana. However, marijuana is the Students are: most commonly used drug among Montana 12-17 4x more likely to skip class year-olds who visit treatment centers for drug misuse or abuse. > 4x less likely to complete their homework > Less likely to graduate DOES IT AFFECT GRADES? More likely to have lower grades Yes! Montana 9-12th grade students who use marijuana make up 45% of students with poor grades. > More likely to have lower satisfaction with life > Less likely to enroll in college if they do IS THERE INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES? graduate > More likely to be unemployed Marijuana use has been linked to depression and anxiety, which can lead to suicidal thoughts. SLOWER PROCESSING LOWER VERBAL COMPREHENSION WORSE PROBLEM SOLVING Resilient Young Brains? Teen brains are still developing. Changes can be permanent. LESS CONTROL OF EMOTIONS POORER MEMORY For more info: https://dphhs.mt.gov/preven- tion/marijuanaprevention Sources : 2017 Journal of School Health 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey · Nati. Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · 2020 Prevention Needs Assessment WESTERN MONTANA 2019 Montana DPHHS Medicaid Claim Treatment MENTAL HEALTH CENTER