U.S. child psychiatrists issue warning
I am a member of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and I am pleased AACAP has issued this policy statement rejecting the use of medical marijuana for adolescents and sounding alarm bells for the world. As the society wrote, “The...
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...
Doc asks what’s up with pot dispensaries
Several of my young patients in Denver have told me how ridiculously easy it was to get the medical marijuana licenses that fueled the addictions that drove them into my clinic for treatment. One young man said the recommending physician he paid $200 for a license...
‘Heavy’ teen weed use rockets up
After years of decline, marijuana use rates among teenagers are rising rapidly: try an 80 percent increase in heavy use since 2008, according to a study released by MetLife Foundation and The Partnership at Drugfree.org. What’s the definition of a heavy user?...
MA medical society rejects marijuana
Physicians in Massachusetts soon will deliberate (May 19, 2012) whether to join a growing body of doctors and healthcare professionals who are speaking up about so-called “medical” marijuana. Testimony from Kevin Sabet (find him online at kevinsabet.com),...Read the book
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