Saving Our Youth from the Harms of THC
We are just $7000 shy of our $10,000 goal for our annual fundraiser open through the end of September to honor National Suicide Prevention Month. Can you help? CONGRATULATIONS to our top three Pet Parade winners, who raised the most money for Johnny’s Ambassadors!… Read the rest
It’s well established that cannabis use can trigger psychosis in young people susceptible to schizophrenia. Until January 2025,however, the origins of this trigger mechanism remained a mystery. With the publication of a new study by members of Canada’s McGill University Department of Psychiatry in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, this mechanism has become clearer — suggesting, among other things, new avenues for the development of medications to treat those with cannabis psychosis and related disorders.… Read the rest
Sadly, we are discovering more children being exposed to THC and other substances starting even in 4th and 5th grade! This was quite a conundrum, because Johnny’s story made them too sad. So, we decided to focus on resilience skills to create a substance-free life.… Read the rest
From a young age, our Bilal was the kind of child people marvel at: compassionate, silly, talented, and brilliant. Graduating early and starting college at 16, he had more education, social engagement, employment experience, and mental health support than most young men his age.… Read the rest
We have created NEW PowerPoint slides with notes on the possible harms of teen THC use. You are FREE TO USE these AS IS in your educational presentations.
We will be adding more of these over time so check back frequently.… Read the rest
A candid and intimate look at cannabis-induced psychosis through the eyes of young people who lived it, revealing the silent epidemic that’s tearing apart families, and the long path to recovery.
After a year of work, thanks to a generous donation from the Gerald and Daphna Cramer Family Foundation, Johnny’s Ambassadors documentary, Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: A Silent Epidemic is finished!… Read the rest
Please help Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth THC Prevention educate about the harms of youth THC use around the world by sharing this post! Thank you to Wyoming PBS for creating this incredible one-hour documentary featuring my son, Johnny, who died by suicide at the age of 19 after becoming psychotic from using THC.… Read the rest
Researchers into the effects of cannabis use have long assumed, based partly on apocryphal evidence and the “stoner” stereotype, that heavy users often suffer from decreased academic success. However, the association between cannabis use and academic achievement had not been systematically or rigorously tested; nor had the magnitude of any such association been fully determined.That… Read the rest
While we know cannabis use affects mental health in some ways, we still don’t understand all its impacts. Researchers have solidly established that heavy use can trigger psychosis and schizophrenia in those susceptible to it, but haven’t fully determined the association between cannabis use and subsequent depression and suicidality.… Read the rest
The Bradford Hill Analysis of Causation Applied to Cannabis Use and the Development of Chronic Psychotic Disorders as appeared in the Appendix of the book, The Impact of THC on Our Children: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare.
Written by Christine L.… Read the rest