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Single-session & Other Brief Interventions for Preventing Youth Alcohol, Marijuana, E-cigarette & Opioid Use

Book

24 October 2019

We recently presented a webinar on brief interventions for preventing youth substance use. Because it was a completely filled session, I wanted to provide a description of the main points covered in the webinar for those who had not had an...

Free Webinar: Practical Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention

Video and audio recordings

12 October 2019

Webinar Objectives: Examine evidence-based & evidence-informed substance use Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) screening & brief interventions List differences between typical substance use prevention and Prevention Plus Wellness programs...

Genetic Tools Weed out Misconceptions of Strain Reliability in Cannabis Sativa: Implications for a Budding Industry

Scientific article

7 June 2019

Abstract Background Unlike other plants, Cannabis sativa is excluded from regulation by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Distinctive Cannabis varieties are ostracized from registration and therefore nearly impossible to...

Emergency Room Visits Skyrocket After Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

News

A study published by the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that the number of emergency room visits due to marijuana have tripled since the state of Colorado legalized marijuana, with nearly 10,000 from 2012-2016.

Supuesto Uso Medicinal De Cannabis: Las Razones Por Las Que Cada Vez Más Científicos Y Médicos Lo Rechazan

News

Este artículo de CIPER habla sobre el supuesto uso medicinal de cannabis. El artículo sugiere cuatro pasos para decidir si debe usar una sustancia para usos medicinales.

Groundbreaking New UK Study Confirms Link Between Daily, High Potency Marijuana Use and Psychosis

News

New study from the Lancet Psychiatry Journal is the first to show the impact of marijuana use on population rates of psychosis.

Children Whose Mothers Use Marijuana Are More Likely to Try It Themselves at Younger Age

Scientific article

24 September 2018

According to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, mothers’ cannabis use is associated with earlier cannabis initiation by their children. The research, which analysed longitudinal data for 4,440 children and...

Daily Use of Marijuana among Non-College Young Adults at all Time High

Book

5 September 2018

A recent survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has analysed trends in substance use between young adults, aged 19-22, attending college and not attending college in the US. Results show that the prevalence of...

Marijuana Question from a Catholic Perspective

News

Father Larry Young discusses the issue of marijuana, alcohol and other drug use from a Catholic perspective. The involvement of the faith-based community is important in addressing drug demand reduction. Please comment on his YouTube video...

Father Larry Young of Ascension Catholic Church in Bowie, Maryland, USA

Cannabis Fact Sheet for Parents and Caregivers

Scientific article

Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital (CAMH) has developed a new fact sheet on recreational cannabis for parents/guardians and caregivers of youth aged 12-18. It provides information about cannabis, cannabis legalisation, risks...

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