Too many teens believe marijuana is harmless. Despite what many say about marijuana being good for your health, I can say otherwise. I have witnessed family members use marijuana and other drugs, and have seen how it can spiral out of control. They started using marijuana in high school, became obsessed with it, and it consumed their lives.

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The San Diego County Methamphetamine Strike Force (MSF) had a successful media event today to release the 2020 Report Card. The Report Card provides key data indicators measuring the scale of methamphetamine use and its associated impacts at the local level.

This year we are excited to launch an interactive and online version of the Report Card through the LiveStories platform. Click here to view the Report Card.

In 2016, with the passage of Proposition 64 (which legalized the recreational use of marijuana in California for individuals 21 years of age and older), a marijuana addendum was added to Substance Abuse Monitoring (SAM) questionnaires. These additional questions related to how marijuana was used, marijuana use and driving, and the perceived benefits of use, among other topics. This CJ Flash highlights results from 2019, as well as comparisons to 2017 and 2018 when noteworthy, the first full year the new questionnaire was administered to the arrestees (adults and juveniles) booked into a local detention facility and interviewed as part of SAM.

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The San Diego County Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force (PDATF) had a successful media event today to release the 2020 Report Card. The Report Card provides key data indicators measuring the scale of prescription drug, heroin, and fentanyl use and associated impacts at the local level.

This year we are excited to launch an interactive and online version of the Report Card through the LiveStories platform. Click here to view the Report Card.