Guest Opinion: Don't Be Fooled Into Thinking Marijuana Not Harmful

Published March 6, 2014

Guest Opinion: Don't be fooled into thinking marijuana not harmful
Young people are more susceptible to addiction because their developing brains are not capable of moderating the drug's use and abuse. Marijuana is responsible for the most adolescent drug treatment admissions in this country and it is the second most …
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How does smoking marijuana affect the adolescent brain?
Meyers said the national conversation needs to change to not only reflect marijuana's medicinal benefits, but also the harmful effects that can come from abusing the drug. To hear Kathy Meyers discuss perceptions and effects of marijuana with WHYY's …
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Drug addiction an urgent priority among mental health professionals: Opinion
As a doctor with decades of experience in treating drug addiction, I am often frustrated by the common misperception that addiction is primarily a problem among the fringes of society. Actually, this problem is seen across all walks of life, … Put …
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13. Is treatment for drug addiction effective? – A video excerpt from a BSCS module entitled Drug Abuse, Addiction, and the Adolescent Brain. See the program tour for this module at http://www.bscs.org/drug…