Why youngsters use marijuana

In a study "Adolescent, Marijuana Abuse, and their Families", authors summarized factors that account for high-school-aged youngsters' use of marijuana:

• low self-esteem;
  
• anxiety, depression, and lack of self-control;
  
• difficulties in establishing meaningful relationships with others (that makes fresh immigrant are very vulnerable);
  
• the need to repress feelings of hostility and aggression;
  

Also,

• marijuana was used regularly and in large amounts by these college students to provide relief from competitive conflicts that were proving intolerable;
  
• it can be tied up with the young people's sense of being caught in an impossible position regarding achievement and competition.
  

Should you continue this list – help us all know the factors of vulnerability and pay special attention to our children in order to prevent their drug use?