What has been shown to be related to the changes in marijuana consumption among high school students?
A)Social factors that foster marijuana use,such as joblessness or economic factors.
B)Media images supporting cigarette smoking.
C)Lowered purity of marijuana available in the market.
D)Beliefs about the risks associated with marijuana smoking.

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Research has shown that changes in high school students' beliefs about the risks associated with marijuana smoking are related to changes in their marijuana consumption patterns. As perceptions of risk decrease, marijuana use tends to increase, and vice versa. Factors such as social influences, media images, and drug purity may also play a role, but beliefs about risk are consistently found to be one of the strongest predictors of adolescent drug use.

What Has Been Shown to Be Related to the Changes