“It’s just marijuana!” I can’t tell you how many times I hear this in my work with individuals and families. Many go on to defend using marijuana as safer, less harmful to self and others, than drinking alcohol. Of course the legalization of prescription marijuana confuses the issue because people think that makes it “safe.”… Continue Reading
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Links Between Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and Schizophrenia: A Troubling Development for Teens
The following is a guest post by Eric Reinach, writer for treatment4addiction.com. Eric can be reached at eric@treatment4addiction.com. Definite links between the use of methamphetamine, marijuana, and the development of schizophrenia have been shown in a recent study from researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. In a measure of… Continue Reading