Saving Our Youth from the Harms of THC
National Marijuana Facts Week (NMFW) is an annual, week-long, national health observance created by Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth Marijuana Prevention to raise public awareness about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicidality.
The week-long observance kicks off with a “bang” on Monday, July 4 and symbolically culminates on Sunday, July 10 (see what is Anti-710 Dab Day?),… Read the rest
By Laura Stack
Today, tens of thousands of people die annually in auto accidents in the United States alone. Intoxicated drivers cause about one-third of those deaths. For decades, alcohol was the predominant intoxicant of choice, but drugged driving, driving under the influence of other drugs, alone, or in combination with alcohol, has become increasingly more common.… Read the rest
By Laura Stack
There’s a lingering belief among marijuana advocates and large sections of the public that marijuana is safer than tobacco. This myth most likely originated from an old misconception, akin to comparing apples to oranges; not just because of the inherent differences between the plants, but because the two have typically been prepared and administered differently.… Read the rest
Today, May 9, National Drug Prevention Day, Johnny’s Ambassadors is launching a new online marijuana education and prevention community for marijuana prevention partners to connect, communicate, and collaborate! This community will be a discussion forum for members to ask questions, discuss industry issues, share ideas, post resources, and list events.… Read the rest
Are you ready for the Johnny’s Ambassadors MAY MARIJUANA MONTH Prevention Challenge? We have developed a kit you are free to download, post, and use, with activities for National Prevention week from May 8-14 and Prevention Day on May 9.
Is the following statement FACT or CRAP?
13. Marijuana lowers your anxiety.
Answer: CRAP
Those who start using marijuana frequently at a young age are more likely to have anxiety disorder in early adulthood. Cannabis and anxiety and depression in young adults: a large prospective study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17314727/… Read the rest
Is the following statement FACT or CRAP?
8. Depression can increase when you use marijuana.
Answer: FACT
Marijuana increases your risk of developing depression and suicidal behavior later in life. Association of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2723657… Read the rest
Is the following statement FACT or CRAP?
7. Marijuana makes you a worse driver.
Answer: FACT
Marijuana decreases your reaction time, motor coordination, and driving skills. Marijuana Impaired Driving: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/812440-marijuana-impaired-driving-report-to-congress.pdf
Most people know you should not get behind the wheel of a car afterdrinking alcohol.… Read the rest
Is the following statement FACT or CRAP?
6. Marijuana doesn’t increase your odds you’ll use other drugs.
Answer: CRAP
Adolescent marijuana users are 2.5 times more likely to abuse prescription opioids. Prior use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana and subsequent abuse of prescription opioids in young adults https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3552239/pdf/nihms388189.pdf… Read the rest
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