California isn’t buying it anymore
As the latest rounds of initiatives for marijuana legalization in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington demonstrate, so-called “medical marijuana” very quickly leads to pushes for expansion of access to the drug and to well-funded and highly...
Denver kids for AIDS care kits in Africa
The Kids 4 Kits One Mile Fun Run is a great way for kids of all ages to experience the joy of actively doing something that makes positive differences in the lives of others. Sponsored by Denver Presbyterian Church, the annual event raises money to build caregiver...
Commissioning Maj. Thurstone
Today, Dr. Thurstone picked up another title: U.S. Army Major. He was commissioned to serve as an officer in the Army Reserves’ 807th Medical Command — specifically in a unit focused on “combat stress reduction.” Dr. Thurstone is the only...
‘Time’s’ lapse in judgment
Sadly, there’s no dearth of sorry journalism where marijuana is concerned. It’s in the New York Times. It’s in The Denver Post. It’s in alternative weeklies and on TV broadcasts. This week, it’s also in Time magazine. That’s right....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.