Youth / teens and marijuana / vaping:
10News.com (San Diego, CA): investigative report on dangers of marijuana with teenagers (must watch video!).
Alex Berenson (author of “Tell Your Children: The Truths About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence”): video of speech at Hillsdale College 2019.
CBS 6 News Albany: federal agencies call out cannabis sellers amid "sky rocketing” pediatric hospitalizations.
CDC: usage of vapes among youth has risen to > 2.5 million in the U.S. in 2022.
CNN: U.S. senators grill DOJ and FDA about lack of action on youth vaping epidemic.
The Conversation: “Here’s what happens when a school is located near a marijuana dispensary.”
Dayton Daily News: ER visits for accidental THC ingestion has risen 6x since legalization.
Fox54 Huntsville: vape manufacturers now making their products look like school supplies.
JAMA: this study (2024) shows that concurrent use of tobacco and cannabis and internalizing and externalizing problems in US youths.
JAMA: this study (2024) shows how a vaping cessation text messaging pilot program shows some success.
Johnny’s Ambassadors: saving our kids from the harms of THC.
KCBS News Radio: now you can play games on your vapes.
KXAN News (Texas): nearly 1 out of 5 Texas high-schoolers are vaping and here’s what parents can do.
Know Your Neuro: excellent resources for parents, students and educators with emphasis on prevention from substance use and abuse.
Kristen Gilliland, PhD.” (video) “marijuana abuse and adolescence.”
Mom’s Strong: amazing group of women dedicated to exposing the lies of the billion $ marijuana industry.
Nature Mental Health Journal: cannabis use disorder (CUD) and cannabis use (CU) are prevalent conditions co-occurring with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
NY Post (8/27/23): parents warned about vapes disguised as school highlighters, pens and USB drives; most coming from China.
NIH: Delta-8 THC use reported by 11% of 11 and 12 grade student in 2023.
NMI: the National Marijuana Initiative working diligently to educate the public on the harms of legalization. See the story about Andrew Steven Zorn who committed suicide due to cannabis related psychosis and depression.
OneChoicePrevention.org: for parents and adults: “preventing youth substance use.”
Parent Action Network (P.A.N.): new podcast (audio) about the testimony of Darryl Rodgers and his son Chase’s story about marijuana addiction, psychosis and subsequent death.
Parents magazine online: recent study finds sharp rise in Delta-8 THC poisonings among young kids; here’s what parents can do.
Psychology Today: our underestimated cannabis problem and what to do about it.
Samba Recovery: marijuana use increases chances of kids becoming college dropouts (2024 study).
Science News: “how does THC affect teens’ mental health?”
Tahlequa Daily Press-OK: vaping among teens increases; support is available.
Tech Transparency Project: Meta (Zuckerberg) is allowing drug ads selling everything from opiods to cocaine.
Univ. of California-Riverside: digital games on vape devices, aka “smart” vapes could lead more youth into nicotine addiction.
U.S. News and World Report: “I was addicted to vaping at 14 and your kids may be too.”
WRAL News (NC): undercover journalist finds that 10 out of 12 vape shops sell to underage youth.