by Valiant | Mar 14, 2014 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, marijuana use
Many studies in the past have shown that most people try legal drugs like tobacco and alcohol first, but these same studies also show that the first illegal drug most commonly used by teens and young adults is marijuana. Often these same individuals go on to...
by Valiant | Jan 17, 2014 | marijuana use, teen drug use
A recent research study has shown that student drug testing does not prevent kids from trying marijuana, but a positive school climate may be able to achieve this goal. According to a study that can be found in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, in the...
by Valiant | Jun 26, 2013 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, marijuana use
It is important to remember that alcohol is also legal and many in the USA suffer from alcoholism in spite of this fact. Just because certain states and lawmakers decided to basically decriminalize marijuana use and possession for certain groups this does not make the...
by Valiant | May 20, 2013 | Drug abuse, marijuana use
Marijuana abuse is a big problem across all ages and generations, and this is often called a gateway drug and one of the first illegal substances that teens and young adults indulge in. Many users go on to use other harder drugs as well but this may be due to the fact...
by Valiant | May 7, 2013 | Drug abuse, marijuana use
There is a lot of talk about how it is a plant and plants are not addictive but this is not true. Some compare marijuana to alcohol, and say that recreational use is harmless but this is also false. This drug can have many risks and harmful side effects associated...
by Valiant | Apr 29, 2013 | drug policies, marijuana use
Some studies show that as many as 200,000 students to date have been denied financial aid for college due to a youthful indiscretion that resulted in a drug conviction. More than 11% of the American population has reported smoking marijuana at least once in the...
