How Smoking Weed Affects Your Health VIDEO – IT AIN’T GOOD – July 29, 2023 - Beyond the relief and euphoria that cannabis can offer, there’s pushback to the legalization trend: experts say there’s increasing evidence of long-term harms. Canna... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanapotSept 5 2023smokingweed
Surprising Demographic Now Using Weed The Most EVERYONE NEEDS A GIGGLE – Aug. 19, 2023 - The numbers of older Americans trying pot increased further to 35% in 2021, the researchers noted, because the survey methodology changed during the pandemic. In the slight... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediamarijuanapotsmoking
Ecuador is Hooked on Dangerous Drugs BORDERLINE –Aug. 24, 2023 - Teenage drug users play games and sports to improve social and behavioural skills. The Puyo centre has 42 beds with separate wings to treat boys and men. Some of the teenagers, many from ... Read More...Aug 29 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanaopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinsmokingteenagersTrauma
Drugs in America: Prohibition to 21st-Century Binging BOOK REVIEW –Aug. 23, 2023 - Quick Fixes is organized into brief essays, each nominally about a specific drug—alcohol, cocaine, meth—and its social significance. Fong dwells little on the pharmacological effects of ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 29 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinpotRecoveryRehabsmokingTrauma
Potent Marijuana Makes Teens Sick NO LONGER A SACRAMENT – Aug. 14, 2023 - But despite these dangers, the potency of the products currently on the market is largely unregulated. In 1995, the average concentration of THC in cannabis samples seiz... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylmarijuanapotsmokingteenagers
Marijuana Is Getting Out of Hand IT’S A DRUG –Aug. 17, 2023 - Whenever attention is paid to these problems, marijuana advocates reflexively swat them away. This is understandable: It took decades to dispel stereotypes about the drug and to persuade... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionmarijuanapotsmoking
Gray Matter Loss Linked to Teenage Smoking and Nicotine Addiction YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AT RISK! –Aug. 15, 2023 - They found that, on average, teenagers who started smoking by 14 years of age had markedly less gray matter in a section of the left frontal lobe linked to decision-making ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medianicotinesmoking
Teenage Smokers Grow Dispersant Brains VIDEO – DON’T BECOME YOUR GRANDPARENTS – Aug. 16, 2023 - A new study suggests that the brains of teenagers who take up smoking may be different from those of adolescents who don’t take up the habit — dat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 22 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancynicotinesmokingteenagers
Toking While Pregnant Gets Three Alabama Women Locked Up LEGALIZE IT – Aug. 4, 2023 - Etowah County arrests and jails more moms for drug use during pregnancy than any other county in the state. Critics say the policy has gone too far, entrapping women who sued befor... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediamarijuanasmoking
Marijuana Addiction is Real SO IS MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS –July 31, 2023 - Darren Weiss, president of Verano, a cannabis company operating in 13 states, agreed that public health and industry officials should not dismiss the potential for cannabis... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanapotsmoking
Cancer Warnings on Individual Cigarettes VIDEO – ONE LUNG AIN’T ENOUGH –August 1, 2023 - Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society, said the labels are meant to discourage teens from picking up the habit as well as to aid those... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 8 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerDrug Abuse and Addictionnicotinesmoking
Tobacco Companies Required to Post Dangers of Smoking VIDEO – SMOKING KILLS THE MOST –July 19, 2023 - A landmark decision issued late last year will these health warning requirements at thousands of stores that sell tobacco products.WATCH@NBCBoston ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 1 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancernicotinesmoking
Legalized Weed Forces Canine Cops Into Retirement INNOCENT FOR INDICA –July 24, 2023 - The legalization of marijuana in Minnesota marked the end of an era for the canine officers of the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office.Jango, a 9-year-old German shepherd, and Co... Read More...Aug 1 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanapotsmoking
Getting The Smell of Marijuana Out of Your Home SEND THE CHILDREN TO BOARDING SCHOOL – July 6, 2023 - The scent of marijuana tends to be strongest just after smoking. To cover that smell, try lighting candles or incense, Reynolds says. She also has less tra... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJuly 11 2023marijuanapotsmoking
Emergency Rehab for Pete Davidson TOO MUCH...? – June 28, 2023 - Pete Davidson, 29, is said to be receiving in-patient therapy to address issues related to post-traumatic stress disorder and his prior borderline personality disorder diagnosis ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 4 2023marijuanaMental HealthpotRecoveryRehabsmoking
Evolving Landscape of Workplace Cannabis Testing UNLESS YOU’RE IN A BAND –June 23, 2023 - “The reasonable thing for an employer to assume is that they are a risk factor if there’s any recent use at all, either alcohol or marijuana. And then the same goes for opio... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 27 2023marijuanapotsmoking
Experimental Drug for Marijuana Addiction Shows Promise NO MORE BONGS? – June 8, 2023 - As marijuana use in the United States reaches record highs among young adults, there is a growing need to address its potential for addiction, experts say.An experimental pi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 13 2023marijuanapotsmoking
Minnesota to Legalize Recreational Marijuana VIDEO – IS THERE ANY OTHER KIND? – May 20, 2023 - There are 12 different business licenses a person can apply for in the adult-use market, and there are additional licenses for medical cannabis.To be eligible to... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaMay 30 2023potsmoking
Heavy Weed Smoking Linked to Schizophrenia in Young Men VIDEO – TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING... –May 8, 2023 - “There could be changes to the overall neuroplasticity and neurocircuitry … changes to serotonin, changes to dopamine, histamine, all these things are responsible for e... Read More...Drug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaMay 16 2023Mental Healthsmokingweed
Can Cannabis Assuage Anxiety? MAYBE SOMETIMES PERHAPS NEVER ALWAYS –May 7, 2023 - For one, a person’s mental health state prior to consuming the drug can impact whether they feel anxious after taking it, as research shows cannabis can inte... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaMay 16 2023Mental Healthpotsmoking
Can Cannabis Aid Addiction Recovery? GOD, GRANT ME THE IRONY... – May 4, 2023 - When I decided to quit drinking alcohol because it was spiraling my life out of control, weed was never something I had questioned to quit as well,” Katie shared, “Alc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaMay 9 2023potRecoveryRehabsmoking
Australia Cracks Down on Illegal Sales to Reduce Teen Vaping PROTECT THE CHILDREN – May 2, 2023 - Vapes are only legal with a prescription in Australia, but Butler said an “unregulated essentially illegal” black market has flourished in convenience stores, tobacconists a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 9 2023smokingteenagersVaping
Loneliness is as Deadly as Smoking YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS –May 5, 2023 - “We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionlife expectancyMay 9 2023Mental Healthsmoking
Menthol Cigarettes Disproportionately Harms Black People and FDA Refuses a Ban? ISN’T TOBACCO GROWN IN THE CONFEDERACY? –April 24, 2023 - African American adults have the highest percentage of menthol cigarette use compared with other racial and ethnic groups, according to the Centers for Disea... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 2 2023nicotinesmoking
Americans Spend More on Weed Than Chocolate HOW SWEET IT IS –4/20/23 - CNN Senior Data Reporter, Harry Enten, spends this April 20th looking at the amount of money Americans spent on legal marijuana in 2022. The number tops other recreational indulgenc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 25 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionmarijuanasmokingweed
‘Her Brain Was Gone’: Parents Describe Daughter’s Marijuana-Induced Psychosis BUT IT’S NATURAL ... INSANITY – April 10, 2023 - For six years, Trent and Jane Mayberry had a front-row seat to their daughter’s spiraling descent into psychosis — her inability to communicate, her increasingly... Read More...April 18 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionmarijuanaMental HealthRecoverysmokingTrauma
Juul to Pay $462 Million Over Youth Addiction Claims HOOKING THE YOUNG AND INNOCENT –April 12, 2023 - Juul’s former largest investor, Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc, is also facing claims over its alleged role in marketing Juul’s e-cigarettes, and has not s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 18 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionjuulRecoverysmokingteenagersVaping
NBA To Banish Ban on Bud For This Season LOTS MORE 3-POINT SHOTS, WHY NOT? –April 1, 2023 - The National Basketball Association will no longer test or penalize its players for marijuana use under its new and pending seven-year collective bargaining agreeme... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 11 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionmarijuanapotsmoking
Long-Term Cannabis Use Can Cause Dementia ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? – March 8, 2023 - With this introduction, I want to turn attention to Madeline Meier’s important new article, “Long-term Cannabis Users Show Lower Cognitive Reserves and Smaller Hippocamp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionlife expectancyMar 14 2023marijuanaMental Healthpotsmoking
Vaping Is an On-Ramp to Addiction SO IS AFFECTION – Feb. 23, 2023 - The electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, was invented by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik in 2003. Inspired by the death of his father (a smoker) from lung cancer, Lik wanted to cre... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionjuulMarch 7 2023smokingVaping