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Resources for youth
Learn the facts
Data and evidence
- Info sheet: youth marijuana use in King County
- Health effects of cannabis use: the current evidence on benefits and risks, Public Health Insider
- Learn About Marijuana, University of Washington Drug and Alcohol Abuse Institute
Vaping
Youth campaigns
Find support
Statewide resources
- Friend2Friend
- TeenLink 1-866-TEENLINK
- Washington Recovery Helpline - Marijuana 1-866-789-1511
- Washington Poison Center
Community resources
Youth Leadership Initiative
The Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) is a coordinated group of youth leaders and adult facilitators who work to change favorable youth attitudes toward underage marijuana use. The YLI will work on changing favorable attitudes by increasing resilience planning in and amongst youth, building and strengthening leadership and communication skills with YLI participants, and empowering YLI participants to continually shape planning and implementation of YLI program initiatives.
In 2017, youth leaders developed a series of public service announcements to explain why youth marijuana use is concerning.
Watch the videos to hear from the youth, in their own words: