More on Marijuana and driving. The famous four questions apply again. 1. Is what you are thinking true? 2. Is it really true? 3. How are you feeling or acting because of how you are thinking? 4. How would you feel or act if you thought differently? I was in a grade 12 class room the other day,...
According to a recent research study by the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin, pot may be poorly affecting the memory and reasoning capability of teens using the drug heavily. “The study links the chronic use of marijuana to these concerning brain abnormalities that appear to last for at least a...
Recent Article from Time Magazine is worth the read. Why it's still a big deal if your teen smokes pot By Randye Hoder, TIME.com updated 7:05 AM EST, Tue January 28, 2014 (TIME.com) -- With each passing day, it seems, smoking pot becomes less and less stigmatized in our society. In a much-buzzed-about...
Marijuana use keeps emerging as a primary issue. There is a lot of media out there pushing the idea that this drug isn't a big deal. Much of this may be being fueled by the incredible revenue potential that there is in sales and marketing of this drug as its acceptability increases. A drug is...
It is always a challenge to get people to look at the negative eggects of something they like. If you can equate getting high to getting feeling 'happy' on alcohol then doing that a couple of times a day will seem like a lot. For a teen anything over 1 time a week is considered heavy use. Heavy...
There are some very interesting thoughts in this article. If you check out the onlive version and look at the comments it is interesting to see how much people do not want to look at good information about this drug. They really are so engaged in getting high that they can't see reality. Dr. Drew...
There is still a lot of misinformation and lack of real information about the health effects of smoking marijuana. From a recent CCSA study on youth attitudes here is what one teen said “For me, I’m thinking about for my health. … Because I smoke a lot of cigarettes a day. A cigarette...
The Canadian Centre On Substance Abuse released a very interesting report on what Canadian youth think anout marijuana. With all the hype about legalization/decriminalization this points out the incredible need to better educate our kids ... and everybody else.. check this out. http://www.ccsa.ca/2013%20CCSA%20Documents/CCSA-What-Canadian-Youth-Think-about-Cannabis-Report-in-Short-2013-en.pdf
Lo and slow Study Links Long Term Marijuana Use With Decreased Motivation Do you wake and bake? Are you tired of feeling lazy throughout the day? Do you dream of great ideas but never actually do them? Do you crave munchies, but are too lazy to get up and get anything, and are wondering why? A...
It seems that there is sometimes more information than we can absorb and the “pro marijuana” movement seems to be pretty good at spinning things in their favour. The problem, as always, is how are teens interpreting the information and the answer is generally “the way that best suits...
