Saving Our Youth from the Harms of THC
This email is for Laura,
My son just got transferred into Mission for Michael’s house in Dana Point CA yesterday. The last text message I received from him before he was picked up was “Help me momma help me I’m going to kill myself” at 4am then turned off the phone.… Read the rest
How do you know if your child is acting like a normal teenager or if you’re seeing cannabis use? Here are ten true-or-false statements covering the most likely tip-offs that your teen is using marijuana.
TRUE or FALSE?
2. My teen often has red, bloodshot eyes and uses eye drops frequently, which could indicate marijuana use. … Read the rest
How do you know if your child is acting like a normal teenager or if you’re seeing cannabis use? Here are ten true-or-false statements covering the most likely tip-offs that your teen is using marijuana.
TRUE or FALSE?
1. If my teen used marijuana, I’d be able to smell it.… Read the rest
Guest post by Dr Bobby Smyth MRCPsych PhD
Cannabis is the primary driver of demand for addiction treatment among teenagers and young adults across UK, Ireland and Europe. Dr Bobby Smyth writes about why cannabis and its harms should be a top priority for all working in the field of addiction, why terminology matters and why the term “medical cannabis” is a misnomer.… Read the rest
From Robert B., writing to two prominent podcasters on THC in athletics:
My daughter, Shana, who is 14, listened to some of your other podcasts earlier in the year and learned so much from you both, as she pursues her running dreams.… Read the rest
WE DID IT!!! With 10 minutes left before midnight on the east coast, we hit our $42,000 goal for our 2nd annual Johnny’s Ambassadors #StopDabbing walk! We had 142 participants, 266 donations, 27 teams, and 46,976 social media reach! While every single person involved is to thank, I want to recognize the top ten fundraisers and teams:
TOP TEN FUNDRAISERS:
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By Laura Stack
In 2006, a “Dr. Leth Argos” published a pointed parody article in The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) aimed at the pharmaceutical industry‘s tendency toward disease mongering: i.e., creating and promoting new illnesses in order to sell more products.… Read the rest
I have two sons who have been adversely affected by marijuana use. My older son started using MJ in college. He had his first hospitalization in 2011 at the age of 20 due to a MJ induced psychosis. Long story short this over the years resulted in a bipolar diagnosis, turning his and our lives upside down.… Read the rest
By Laura Stack
Decades ago, Big Tobacco realized their consumer base was steadily killing itself off due to illnesses caused by heavy tobacco use, particularly emphysema, heart disease, and cancers. The industry kept this to themselves, because the only way to maintain said consumer base was by recruiting more smokers as the others died, especially young people.… Read the rest
By Laura Stack
One of the dirtiest of modern marijuana’s Dirty Dozen outcomes of adolescent marijuana use is the fact that it can cause some users to experience psychotic episodes, and worse, permanent cases of schizophrenia in otherwise stable individuals. I’m not talking about upset feelings or mild paranoia.… Read the rest