Colorado House approves regulation of THC concentrate
Colorado House lawmakers today approved a bill to regulate concentrated THC, the active ingredient of the cannabis plant strongly associated with development of psychosis and several other mental health problems. The bipartisan effort, led by Democratic Rep. Yadira...
Thurstone speaks with The Economist about overdose deaths
The headline above the May 15 report in The Economist gets straight to the point: “Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses than COVID-19.” As reported: “While covid-19 rampaged across the country, America’s other epidemic has...
Get to know Johnny’s Ambassadors
Today, we caught the vision for a new effort to raise awareness about the potential health harms of marijuana use and the importance of seeking mental healthcare for addiction and a wide range of mental health problems, including depression, suicidal ideation and...
Vaping victim: ‘We’re going to end up on oxygen in our 20s and 30s’
Dr. Christian Thurstone, director of Behavioral Health Services at Denver Health and a professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, recently told ABC Channel 7 in Denver he knows why teens and young adults get hooked on vaping. It’s the...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.