Marijuana-opiate study raises questions
An article recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims states with medical marijuana laws are associated with significantly lower rates of opioid mortality. There are significant limitations to this research making it irresponsible to...
The better high is the natural one
Matt Bellace has a Ph.D. in clinical nueropsychology — that’s the study of the brain and behavior — and somehow still manages to be a really funny guy. For nearly two decades, he has traveled the United States and Canada to encourage more than...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...
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...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.