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
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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.
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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
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