Marijuana use comes with real risks that can impact a person’s health and life. There are real risks for people who use marijuana, especially youth and young adults, and women who are pregnant or nursing. Today’s marijuana is stronger than ever before. People can and do become addicted to marijuana. Find out more
Stanford Medicine has created an extensive toolkit complete with videos and resources on marijuana’s impact on the brain, addiction, stress and drug use, teen use and what parents can do. There are also lessons for teachers.
Marijuana is addictive. Most teens who enter substance abuse treatment programs in Washington state report that marijuana is the main or only drug they use. Seattle Children’s Hospital developed a Parent’s Guide to Preventing Underage Marijuana Use.
Marijuana is one of the most used substances by youth – with close to 45 percent of U.S. teens having tried marijuana at least once by the time they graduate high school. It is important to note that the number of teens vaping marijuana has more than doubled in the past 2 years, often using …
Marijuana — legal or otherwise — is a hot topic. It’s more important than ever for parents to protect their kids’ health and development by addressing this issue early and often. That’s why we created this talk kit. We want to help families navigate through a changing marijuana landscape; one that includes new policies like …
By Youth Connections Staff There is so much false information about marijuana, it’s important to get the facts from sources who don’t benefit financially based on its legalization. With several states legalizing “medical” or recreational marijuana, there’s data to prove it does not benefit kids. Here’s what science and research know to be true: MARIJUANA …
By Kelly Ackerman, LCPC Imagine, just for a moment, coming home to someone’s smiling face warmly telling you they are glad to see you home and offering you a hug. As you begin to tend to the mail and dinner, another family member comments, “When you return home after a long day at work and …
By Emily Hankins & Ashlie Buresh, Teachers This time of year usually brings anticipation of new school supplies and old friends. This school year anticipation is replaced with apprehension. While it is impossible to know exactly what the school year might entail, we do know that technology and online learning will play a bigger role …
By Crystal Amundson, MS, LCPC, RPT-S Four months ago, I had a conversation with my child about cancelling her birthday plans. She cried for 10 minutes, then immediately began planning the make-up celebration. She still has not gotten to do that celebration and when I spoke with her recently about cancelling summer camp, her reaction …
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By Dr. Tim Elmore On my drive to work each day, I pass by several bus stops where children wait to be picked up. They are not alone. Parents are there, too. Lots of them. Once I stopped to count the number of adults waiting with several 8- to 11-year-old students. There were more parents …
