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Youth Substance Misuse – The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever Before

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Our youth are uniquely vulnerable to potent marijuana and the risks associated with current-day substance misuse. The human brain continues to develop until we reach our early- to mid-twenties. It is during adolescence that the pre-frontal cortex further develops to enable us to appreciate risk, set priorities, formulate strategies, allocate attention, and control impulses. For this same age-group the outer mantle of the brain experiences s surge of development, helping youth to become more sophisticated at processing abstract information and understanding rules, laws, and codes of social conduct.

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