Study: teen pot use predicts lower IQ
For more than a decade, scientists have been concerned about the potential impact of marijuana on the developing, adolescent brain. Research in this area is vitally important because, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 60 percent of all new...
Deal in the right data — or not at all
Ay, yai, yai. It pains me to see faulty news reporting in my alma mater, The Denver Post — so much so that I desperately hope this link, yes, to this story right here, will be broken by the time you click on it because the news organization has been responsible...
‘The Big Deal’ about marijuana
The numbers rolling into the Colorado Department of Education speak for themselves: school expulsion for drug violations overwhelmingly associated with marijuana use and dealing have rocketed up at alarming rates in this state. Consider: Drug violations reported by...Medical marijuana diversion and associated problems in adolescent substance treatment
This study was published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence in November 2011. Title: Medical marijuana diversion and associated problems in adolescent substance treatment Authors: Thurstone C, Lieberman SA, Schmiege S Citation: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 Nov...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.