Addressing Gov. John Hickenlooper’s claims that youth marijuana use is down
One year ago, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper claimed on national television that since the state sanctioned recreational marijuana use, there was no increase in teenage use of the drug and black-market sales had shrunk. His claims have been repeated thousands of...American psychiatric society review: Clearing the Haze ‘commendable effort’
The May 2017 edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry includes a review of our book, “Clearing the Haze: Helping Families Face Teen Addiction.” Dr. Christopher Hammond calls it “parent-friendly” and...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...Use and diversion of medical marijuana among adults admitted to inpatient psychiatry
The results of this research were published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in March 2015. For more information, see PubMed.gov Co-authors: Nussbaum AM, Thurstone C, McGarry L, Walker B, Sabel AL Citation: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2015...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.