How safe is recreational marijuana?
Roxanne Khamsi of Scientific American has delivered a cursory overview of how recreational marijuana use affects public health and safety in ways that trouble researchers. Her report — which, again, focuses only on areas of worry — is worth reading. While...
The one-way debate
Let’s put how I feel as the doctor’s wife aside for a moment. I’m a longtime journalist who cares deeply about the ethics and integrity of my trade, and I know when a fellow journalist’s work fails to meet basic standards of accuracy, fairness...
Let’s commercialize prevention
We have learned more about brain maturation in the last decade than we’ve ever known — but the science hasn’t been communicated quickly, loudly or effectively enough to the public. It’s hard to boil down research findings into pithy soundbites...
Urban Outfitters is irresponsible
“Oh, now, isn’t this all just so edgy?!” “So fashion-forward?!” “So cool! So stylish! And so right for Spring 2013!” Can’t you almost hear the pretentious banter in the offices of Urban Outfitters, which is pushing an...
Not letting facts get in the way …
The folks who worked on this ditty for MSN were so busy cheerleading for marijuana that they probably didn’t stop to consider the idiocy of their work product — but you should. First, check out the headline below. Note: researchers at Temple University...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.