With the legalization of Marijuana (MJ) in Oregon in 2015, the perception of risk lowers. This is shown in surveys done prior to and after Legalization of MJ. One of the biggest risks is the use of Rx drugs (legal or illegal) and legalization of MJ we need to be very aware of any changes in our children/grandchildren. Here are a few predictors of risky behaviors; both teens and adults.
Risk factors that predict future risky behaviors by
youth/and adults are shown below.
Individual
·
Antisocial
behavior and alienation/delinquent beliefs/general delinquency involvement/drug
dealing
·
Gun
possession/illegal gun ownership/carrying
·
Teen
parenthood
·
Favorable
attitudes toward drug use/early onset of AOD use/alcohol/drug use
·
Early
onset of aggression/violence
·
Intellectual
and/or development disabilities
·
Victimization
and exposure to violence
·
Poor
refusal skills
·
Life
stress's
·
Early
sexual involvement
·
Mental
disorder/mental health problem
Family
·
Family
history of problem behavior/parent criminality
·
Family
management problems/poor parental supervision and/or monitoring
·
Poor
family attachment/bonding
·
Child
victimization and maltreatment
·
Pattern
of high family conflict
·
Family
violence
·
Having
a young mother
·
Broken
home
·
Sibling
antisocial behavior
·
Family
transitions
·
Parental
use of physical punishment/harsh and/or erratic discipline practise
·
Low
parent education level/illiteracy
·
Maternal
depression
School
·
Low
academic achievement
·
Negative
attitude toward school/low bonding/low school attachment/commitment to school
·
Truancy/frequent
absences
·
Suspension
·
Dropping
out of school
·
Inadequate
school climate/poorly organized and functioning schools/negative labeling by
teachers
·
Identified
as learning disabled
·
Frequent
school transitions
Peer
·
Gang
involvement/gang membership
·
Peer
ATOD use
·
Association
with delinquent/aggressive peers
·
Peer
rejection
Community
·
Availability/use
of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in neighborhood
·
Availability
of firearms
·
High-crime
neighborhood
·
Community
instability
·
Low
community attachment
·
Economic
deprivation/poverty/residence in a disadvantaged neighborhood
·
Neighborhood
youth in trouble
·
Feeling
unsafe in the neighborhood
·
Social
and physical disorder/disorganized neighborhood
For more information please contact/email us at: ThinkAgainParents@outlook.com
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