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Go to www.youtube.com and type in “marijuana†AND “smoking†in the search bar at the top. Watch some of [...]
Today’s teens are smoking a more potent form of marijuana and starting to use at increasingly younger ages – during crucial brain development years
.1 There is plenty of evidence indicating the ways pot impedes, even changes, the mental health of adolescents. In fact, changes in the brain due to marijuana use are similar to those [...]
Teens who use drugs are more likely to engage in violent behavior, steal, abuse other drugs, and join gangs. But you, as a parent, are the most powerful influence on your teen when it comes to using illicit drugs. Here are some tips to keep your teen drug-free and prevent delinquent behavior down [...]
The end of the school year is upon us, which often means parties and play. The likelihood that drugs and alcohol will be at a high school party is relatively high. Eighty percent (80%) of parents believe that alcohol and marijuana are usually not available at parties their teens attend. But the reality is sobering: [...]
Marijuana and Depression.
Marijuana and Suicidal Thoughts.
Marijuana and Schizophrenia.
Take Tour of Teen Brain
As parents and caregivers, you probably don’t think about the ways in which marijuana is linked to mental health problems … but it is. New research is giving us better insight into the serious consequences of teen marijuana use, especially how it impacts mental [...]
April 20 may not mean anything to you, but for teens familiar with popular drug culture, April 20 – or “420†— is THE pot-smoking holiday. Pronounced “four-twenty,†this pop-culture reference discretely unifies marijuana users on a particular day. There are many urban legends with regard to the origins of the name: 420 is [...]
