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Marijuana Use and Its Impact | Fact Check

The fact that marijuana and cannabis products are increasingly legal doesn’t mean that using marijuana is without risk. For example, marijuana use is the primary reason young people enter substance use treatment. High levels of THC, which is the chemical in marijuana that most affects the brain, has been linked to a variety of mental health problems. Finally, marijuana is the drug most often found in the blood of drivers involved in car accidents.

In our latest video, recovery advocate and mother Carleah Summers provides all the details parents and family members need to know about marijuana – what it is, how it works and the negative effects that could result from using it.

“Problems with marijuana use can be prevented,” Summers says. “The longer teens delay use, the less likely they are to develop a marijuana use disorder or addiction. We can all play a part by supporting policies and programs that prevent or reduce marijuana use among teens and by not normalizing its use as a harmless way to have fun.”

For more information on marijuana and cannabis products and their associated risks, visit these Partnership to End Addiction resources below:

WEB: Marijuana Resource Center – This hub brings together all of our most relevant information for parents and family members to explore. https://drugfree.org/marijuana-resource-center/

WEB: Marijuana: What You Need to Know to Help Protect Children, Teens and Young Adults – Check out this deep dive into the details around why kids use marijuana, what the effects can be and what long-term risks exist. https://drugfree.org/article/marijuana-what-you-need-to-know/

PDF: Marijuana Talk Kit – What parents need to know to talk with their teens about marijuana. https://drugfree.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Marijuana_Talk_Kit.pdf

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Can Marijuana Help with Opioid Addiction?

Part 3 of our opioid series supported by the NIHCM Foundation looks at the potential for marijuana to improve outcomes in opioid addiction therapy. Some studies have shown that prescribing marijuana can ease the path to shaking an opioid dependence. There’s some new research in this area, and we’ll go through some of the studies.

Related HCT episodes:
The Opioid Crisis Continues – https://youtu.be/GOOU_kXUdj0
Deaths of Despair – https://youtu.be/GXvIReIAlWA

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Marijuana Facts PSA 3

Marijuana is a gateway drug. People who have a marijuana use disorder are 3 times more likely to become addicted to heroin. Youth Resource Alliance and our partners are encouraging parents to talk to their kids about marijuana.

This PSA has been developed with funding provided to Northwestern Community Services. Partner agencies include Family Youth Initiative, Page Alliance for Community Action, Warren Coalition, CLEAN Inc, and the Northern Shenandoah Valley Substance Abuse Coalition.

Thanks to Derek Thomas for his work on this project.

http://www.derekadamthomas.com/

Facts vs Myth on Marijuana, Alcohol, and Other Drugs – Kevin Hill, MD, Addiction Psychiatrist

Informative talk on underage drinking, teens, marijuana, and opioids. Unbiased Truth: Drugs, Alcohol, Opioids and Your Health. Kevin P. Hill, MD, MHS, is an addiction psychiatrist who is director of the Substance Abuse Consultation Service in the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse at McLean Hospital and is also Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Hill conducts clinical research aimed at developing medications and behavioral interventions that might help those who want to stop smoking marijuana or cigarettes. Dr. Hill received a prestigious federal K99/R00 grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse: his project is to test the efficacy of a synthetic marijuana-like compound, nabilone, as a medication for patients with marijuana dependence.

McLean bio: http://www.mcleanhospital.org/biography/kevin-hill
Dr. Hill’s book is titled “Marijuana: The Unbiased Truth about the World’s Most Popular Weed” https://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Unbiased-Truth-Worlds-Popular/dp/1616495596

Examining the use of medical marijuana https://hms.harvard.edu/news/harvard-medicine/harvard-medicine/handed-down/second-opinions

Original video with introduction: https://youtu.be/LdGOI2820xA
Date of presentation: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016