by Christine Tatum | Nov 3, 2022 | Marijuana, Public Policy
Dr. Christian Thurstone recently spoke with the Triangle Christian Medical and Dental Associations about marijuana’s impacts on health and public policy, and he provides an overview of the details of a “medical marijuana” initiative being pushed by...
by Chris Thurstone | Jul 6, 2020 | Marijuana, People Making A Difference
My wife and I are always honored when someone seeks our help with the treatment of addiction and mental health. The call we received from Charlie Granade, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Rogue River, Ore., was certainly no exception. He and the Rev. Barnabas...
by Chris Thurstone | Oct 22, 2018 | Research
Increasingly, we are contacted by parents desperate to learn more about the strong association between adolescent marijuana use and psychosis. Their typical and tragic messages go something like this: “We never knew. We thought marijuana wasn’t even...
by Chris Thurstone | Jul 29, 2018 | Advocacy, People Making A Difference
I frequently hear from people around the world who have interesting perspectives about healthcare and are good at sharing what they’re seeing and thinking from the trenches. Dr. Kenneth Finn has practiced pain medicine in Colorado Springs, Colo., for nearly 25...
by Chris Thurstone | Jul 29, 2018 | Opiate, Public Policy, Research
What we know for sure is that the United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year. In 2016, 42,000 Americans died from heroin or opiate overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....