Trump Vows to Crack Down on Recreational Marijuana Sean Spicer, White House press secretary under new President Trump, said this week, regarding federal drug laws, “I do believe you will see greater enforcement of (illegal marijuana).” This is an interesting statement due to the fact that President Obama’s administration indicated that they would not interfere … Read More
Common Street Drugs Part 2: Meth, Weed, Heroin This part 2 follow up discusses 3 more dangerous street drugs that are commonly being used in the U.S. today. Although awareness about the dangers of drug abuse has grown considerably over the last few decades, the problem of addiction continues to exist and, in some cases, … Read More
Marijuana Legalization 2016 Election Results Nine states had measures on their ballots this 2016 election regarding legalizing marijuana. Some were voting to legalize recreational marijuana and some voted to legalize medicinal marijuana. As of Wednesday morning after the election, eight of the nine measures had been approved; just one was rejected. Most significantly, recreational marijuana … Read More
Marijuana Use Doubled in Past Decade Shocking new information published in JAMA Psychiatry from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism states that marijuana use doubled from 2001 to 2013. Researchers analyzed nationally representative data from both the 2001-2002 and 2012-2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Condition on marijuana use and marijuana … Read More
Marijuana Use and Prediabetes Linked? A recent study reported in Diabetologia entitled: Marijuana use and risk of prediabetes and diabetes by middle adulthood: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, showed that both current and former marijuana users have a higher chance of developing “prediabetes.” Prediabetes does not indicate that an individual … Read More
2016 GOP Presidential Candidates and Marijuana Legalization Many are watching, reading and listening to the GOP contenders in the race for the 2016 presidency. Many ideas and views are debated, discussed, and expressed. One of the hot topics in the upcoming run for office will definitely be legalization of marijuana. As The Huffington Post indicates, … Read More
WAX – Warning to Teen Parents A new drug, called WAX, is becoming increasingly popular amongst teens. The drug, which is a based with marijuana plant oils, looks and feels a lot like lip balm and is easy to hide. Teenagers are replacing the lip balm from containers, like Carmex, with the waxy drug and … Read More
Talking to your child about drugs: Part 2 – teens and marijuana Talking with your teen about drugs, particularly marijuana is important to helping them chart a course away from drug abuse. When we are empowered with knowledge, and know the risks and dangers of something, we are less likely to engage in those behaviors. … Read More
Spice With the legalization of marijuana in some states, and the government statistic that marijuana is the most abused drug among high school students, some wonder what the difference between marijuana and spice is. Simply put, spice is synthetic marijuana. It is the second most commonly abused drug among high school students. It is composed … Read More
Marijuana use among teens rising Recently, a survey was conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that indicates that while teens are saying no to most drugs, their use of marijuana seems to be on the rise. Also, the survey found that the number of teens who think that marijuana is dangerous has continued … Read More
