Past-month, adolescent marijuana use: CO v. U.S.
To learn more about the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, click here and here.More funds for Colorado youth substance treatment
Even before Colorado formally opens recreational pot shops at the start of next year, people recognize the toll marijuana already has taken on young people in this state and the need to expand access to addiction treatment for them. I am pleased to announce —...Introducing ‘Encompass’
As Colorado lurches into the world of legal, recreational marijuana, addiction-treatment physicians like me are gearing up for more patients and working quickly to implement and expand effective treatment programs. I am pleased to announce that I am part of a team...
Marijuana Prevention Summit a smashing success
More than 100 people attended the Marijuana Prevention Summit, presented July 31 at The Denver Press Club by the Colorado Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Society. The event focused on the latest science on adolescent addiction and marijuana use, public drug...
Denver Health bucks national healthcare trends
Psychiatric hospitals for adults are closing. Psychiatric hospitals for kids? They’re even more difficult to find these days. They don’t make enough money. Getting insurance to cover the costs of psychiatric treatment is, well, let’s just leave it at...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.