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
What is the #1 Cause of Death for Youths Aged 10-18 in Colorado?
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
Laura D – January 19, 2023
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
What are the Negative Health Consequences for Youth Who Use Marijuana?
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
JUST A SHELL – January 16, 2023
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
Amy W – January 16, 2023
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
Anonymous U – January 15, 2023
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
Mary M – January 15, 2023
As with many of the kids affected by Cannabis Induced Psychosis, my son was motivated, bright, articulate. He was on a path to reach his dreams. In the spring of 2017, he came home from college with a degree and a severe addiction to marijuana. … Read the rest
Regina D – January 14, 2023
My son, Brian’s story began April 7,2018 when he was diagnosed with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome after becoming severely dehydrated causing his kidneys to go into failure. He was in denial and to be honest so was I. We had only heard of marijuana relieving nausea not causing it. … Read the rest
Anonymous – January 14, 2023
My son has schizophrenia after 5 years of dabbing and using high potency THC. He says he started smoking to help with stress at his Ivy League college. He says THC helped him sleep and relax and didn’t understand our worrying about something that was legal.… Read the rest