Saving Our Youth from the Harms of THC
A study published in January 2024 is proving that there are real dangers associated with heavy and frequent cannabis use—like altered brain development in youth.
The study was published in Translational Psychiatry, a peer-reviewed medical journal from Nature Publishing Group.… Read the rest
Many of today’s cannabis products are dangerously high in THC, and teens are using them.
In March 2024, a survey was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA that measured how high school seniors in the U.S. used delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and marijuana.… Read the rest
ATTENTION Addiction Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Alcohol and Drug Counselors! The Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth THC Prevention Conference is an Approved Education Provider for 15 hours of Continuing Education (CE) credits from the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC).… Read the rest
Do you know what 420 Day is? Why is today meaningful? And more importantly, where will your teen be at 4:20 PM today?
Because today, 4/20, is International Weed Day, the day people around the world celebrate a drug that remains illegal in the U.S.:… Read the rest
If you’re officially addicted to marijuana, you’re going to have trouble quitting — no matter who you are. Despite what some marijuana advocates claim, withdrawal can cause intense physical and psychological effects that make stopping the use of marijuana very difficult.… 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
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
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
Dear Johnny’s Ambassadors,
I hope you’re enjoying a wonderful holiday season with those you love. I know for many of us, this is a difficult time of year. It’s hard to imagine Johnny died over three years ago. Our daughter and son-in-law are expecting our first grandson next month, our youngest son just graduated from Colorado State University, and John and I are moving in May from the house where we raised our children.… Read the rest
Reefer Madness, a 1936 film, portrays users driven insane by pot, even to the point of suicide. Based on analyses performed in the 1960s, and to a lesser extent on archived samples in recent years, old-style “reefer” was remarkably weak. The marijuana that had people dancing naked at Woodstock had a THC content of maybe 2-3%.… Read the rest