Raising adolescents comes with a range of challenges, particularly when it comes to guiding them away from substance use. While there’s no foolproof formula, parents can foster strong connections, build trust, and model healthy behavior to reduce risk. Here’s how: Understanding Substance Use Disorders Early drug use is strongly linked to future substance use disorders. […]
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The Art of Influence: How Cannabis Paraphernalia Shapes Adolescent Substance Use
In recent years, cannabis culture has undergone a transformation, shedding its countercultural roots and emerging as an aesthetically curated lifestyle. Designer bongs, handcrafted pipes, luxury rolling trays, and other paraphernalia now adorn boutique shelves and social media feeds, seeking to elevate cannabis use to something of an artistic experience. While this shift may reflect changing […]
The Rise of Nicotine Pouches: What Parents and Teens Need to Know
Recent media reports have highlighted the growing concern about the rise in teen use of nicotine pouches, like Zyn, Velo, and Rogue. These discreet, flavored pouches deliver nicotine without tobacco and have become increasingly popular among adolescents and young adults, mirroring past battles with vaping products like Juul. Schools and parents are struggling to detect […]
The Scary Mostly Hidden Truth About Cannabis and Mental Illness. The link between cannabis and psychosis in teens is real
Teens have access to vastly more potent cannabis than their parents had at their age. Parents need to understand the risks, including psychosis … READ THE FULL STORY
The Scary, Mostly Hidden Truth About Cannabis and Mental Illness
Over the last approximately 25 years, the medicalization and legalization of marijuana throughout much of the United States have promoted the myth that marijuana is not a dangerous drug. An accumulating body of research, including a recent analysis of fifty years of population data from Denmark, suggests that contrary to the myth, cannabis use disorder […]