Perceived risk of harm from monthly cannabis use among US adolescents

Perceived risk of harm from monthly cannabis use among US adolescents: National Survey on drug Use and Health, 2017, in Preventive Medicine Reports.

Key takeaway: "Of 12,024 eligible adolescents, about 80% reported perceived risk of harm from monthly cannabis use. Multiple logistic regression models suggest the perception of risk of harm from monthly cannabis use was significantly associated with perception of peers using cannabis, perception of peers’ disapproval of cannabis use, perception of school importance, and participation in extracurricular activities. Adolescents who perceived that monthly cannabis use was risky had high parental monitoring, low perception of peer use, high perception of peers’ disapproval of cannabis use, high perception of school importance, and participated more in extracurricular activities."