Cannabis Use and the Brain
With the use of cannabis on the rise and increasingly accepted in our culture, it’s important that we reckon with the fact that its use does have an effect on one’s cognitive and psychological processing. A variety of recent studies…
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Snapchat and Fentanyl
Earlier this year, Amy Neville, a mother from San Diego, testified before lawmakers regarding a tragedy that occurred in her life back in June 2020. Neville had gone into her fourteen-year-old son’s bedroom to wake him up so that they…
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Social Media and Cannabis Use
I recently ran across a social media meme that pictures some cannabis, along with this message: negative effects of smoking weed include, less weed. It’s one of many weed-friendly social media posts that researchers say are influencing teenagers and their…
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The Latest on Kids and Drugs
For the last forty-eight years, researchers at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan have been monitoring drug trends among teenagers, and reporting their findings annually in the Monitoring the Future Survey. The most recent survey indicates…
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Signs and Symptoms of Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse
How do you know if your teen needs help? Here are some signs and symptoms to be aware of. Download the free Trend Alert here.
The Stages of Addiction
Teens who abuse drugs and alcohol on a regular basis risk becoming one of the millions of kids who have serious problems with addiction. What are the different stages of drug and alcohol addiction among teens? Download the free Trend…
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