Jumping to conclusions with CDC data
I have seen so much misinformation about the Center for Disease Control’s latest Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) data that it’s time for me to speak up. First, take a look at the numbers for yourself. Now for some quick background:...
Why one high school watched suspensions fall 85%
When science informs public policy — even if we’re talking student discipline at one public high school in Walla Walla, Wash. — wonderful things can happen. I hope you’ll read this great story for yourself. It chronicles how Lincoln High...
Research underscores pot’s link to psychosis
For decades, medical research has shown that marijuana use is strongly associated with the development of psychosis. Now, research announced this month by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is breaking even newer ground by showing how marijuana use during...
Sabet’s drug policy principles
I’m a doctor who focuses on the treatment of people who struggle with substance abuse, dependence and addiction and a variety of other health problems associated with their drug use. I conduct medical research to develop new treatments for them and improve the...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.