Federal Study: Colorado’s mixed bag of pot
The latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health contains good, bad and ugly news. I’ll take it from the top — and focus on youth marijuana use in Colorado, where I serve as medical director of one of the state’s largest adolescent...A Completer’s Analysis of an Integrated Psychiatric/ Substance Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults
I first announced the use of Encompass to deliver treatment for Substance Use Disorder in 2013. Four years later, we’re seeing some results. Study Title: A Completer’s Analysis of an Integrated Psychiatric/ Substance Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults...National Academies of Science report finds marijuana harms, calls for more research
After a review of more than 10,000 peer-reviewed academic articles, The National Academies of Science (NAS) has concluded that marijuana use is related to several health problems, including: – mental health problems, such as suicidal thought, psychosis and...Colorado marijuana use climbs steadily since legalization
Two federal surveys tracking drug use rates show marijuana use continues to rise in Colorado. Monitoring the Future First, let’s look at the national Monitoring the Future study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan for the National Institute on...Colorado youth marijuana use IS on the rise
Given that the health of American youth is in question and that so many states base their policies on reports issued by the State of Colorado, it is important to understand what the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) actually tells us. The survey’s results...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.