Letters | As Hong Kong debates CBD ban, don’t overlook youth mental health and pandemic
- We should be equally concerned about why young people are turning to CBD products. Mental health issues and the circumstances of the last six months of social isolation deserve focus
When we look at any individual’s drug use journey, there is always a beginning and a reason for that beginning. For those of us working in the area of prevention work, we are most concerned for why any individual – any young person – would start to use illegal drugs in the first place.
The history of drug addiction globally and the subsequent research around it show that there are a variety of factors that contribute to an individual being at risk of drug use. For a young person, some of the strongest factors include having family members with a history of substance use or parents with positive attitudes towards it, a lack of strong school or social connections, friends who may be using drugs and also, mental health issues.
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