We need ‘health-first’ approach to pot
I’m glad the New York Daily News thought to contact me for tomorrow’s editions. I understand from my wife, a longtime newspaper reporter, what happens to copy when space is tight. However, I also want you to see the full version of what I wrote because the...
Monitoring the Future suggests danger ahead
Monitoring the Future, the only nationally representative survey of American students that examines their drug-use patterns and attitudes, is reporting today: Marijuana is the most popular illicit drug, with one-third of high school seniors reporting they smoked it in...
AMA opposes marijuana legalization
Today, I applaud the American Medical Association, the United States’ largest professional organization for physicians, for rejecting marijuana legalization — and the launch of another tobacco-like industry. The AMA has issued a clarion call despite heavy...
Number of THC+ drivers spikes in Washington
The number of traffic cases involving drivers who tested positive for marijuana use is projected to increase this year by more than 50 percent over 2012. Here’s a look at the numbers, analyzed and reported by Washington state toxicologist Fiona Couper....
Pot plagues Colorado schools
Though the hard numbers for the 2013-14 academic year aren’t in, officials with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) say the state’s schoolsRead 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.
