Saving Our Youth from the Harms of THC
Despite what Big Marijuana might have you believe, marijuana is quite addictive —especially for those who start using it before or during adolescence. Statistics show that about one in six (about 16.7%) of youth who use marijuana will become addicted. One in three (33.3%) youths who use marijuana every day become addicts.… Read the rest
Teens acting a little unusual is nothing new. But if a teen starts telling you that people are out to get him, or someone “knows” about him or is watching him, consider it a huge red flag. This type of paranoia and suspiciousness is not normal.… Read the rest
Hi my name is Gannon. I’m 18 years old, and I’m an alcoholic drug addict in recovery. My addiction started when I was 12 years old when I discovered alcohol. I had a rough night, and I grew up around people drinking when they had a hard day.… Read the rest
My son began using marijuana when he was 15 years old. At first, the changes were not noticeable, but by the end of high school, it was apparent something was seriously wrong. He was not passing his classes and spent all his time smoking marijuana, and was addicted to it.… Read the rest
My forever-19-year-old son, Johnny, would have been 23 years old tomorrow, February 7. I was emailing with a friend about it, who also lost her son to suicide and is in the suicide prevention field now. She was recently attending a conference, where someone told her suicide was no longer the #1 cause of death for teens in Colorado as of 2021 — that it was overdose.… Read the rest
Our athletic, personable, highly intelligent son graduated from a well renowned Virginia University magna cum laude in May of 2022. He landed his dream job in data analysis with a national corporation in June. He moved to DC to live with 4 other fraternity brothers and to work virtually from his downtown apartment in August. … Read the rest
Marijuana’s bad all the way around when it comes to the health of young people. There are too many ways to count, so I’ll get us started.
A joint study from the University of Michigan and Brown University[i]found higher potency marijuana to be more addictive than low potencies.… Read the rest
A few months ago, in October I realized my 17-year-old son was slowly being erased, by what I did not know… and all that remained was a shell of a person. The person I knew as my son was gone. Just a year and a half ago he was hard-working, creative, self-driven, had a beautiful mind, and so mature for his age. … Read the rest
Our story of our son (E)’s struggle with Cannabis Use Disorder and Substance Induced Psychosis started in 2019. We dropped our intelligent, handsome, athletic, somewhat introverted freshman off at American University. As a kid that had some anxiety and ocd tendencies, was a bit introverted and had some lags as far as social development compared to peers, but nevertheless brilliant, extremely articulate and well liked on track to be a student and do some modeling.… Read the rest
Our young adult daughter has been doing okay managing ADHD, anxiety, bipolar depression, and ARFID eating disorder for several years. She has been on medication and works with a therapist. She was hospitalized in 10th gr, with suicidal ideation then completed PHP and IOP programs. … Read the rest