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YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN SOUTHWEST DENVER -

The Youth Perspective

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Substance Abuse has become an increasingly prevalent issue with Denver's youth, especially throughout lower income Southwest communities Recently, dispensaries have been popping up all across Denver, with most of them ending up in or near Southwest Denver neighborhoods With the concentrated amount of dispensaries and legalization of recreational marijuana, people have an easier access to marijuana, especially youth. Placement and amount of dispensaries in a neighborhood also greatly impacts quality of life for children, youth and families all around Southwest Denver The presence of the dispensaries may exacerbate the issues of youth and adult substance abuse already existing in a high risk community. Bringing in internships, youth programming, opportunities, pro social activities with higher paying wages and better housing opportunities would deter substance abuse and serve our community better

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