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Parents and Hosting
An article was published from a guest columnist discussing the option of hosting an underage party where alcohol would be available. The parents noted minors would find a way to drink anyway, thus making alcohol available should be a problem. As long as...
New Colorado Data…
Marijuana has now been legalized for eight years, new data shows that children are paying the consequences."Most importantly, this is why our organization, Smart Colorado, is beginning a new chapter in our efforts to educate parents, educators, and...
The Price the Brain Pays
An adolescent, 18 years old, couldn't resist the pressure of her peers during a college hazing ritual. One thing led to another, and ultimately put her in a situation, she never thought of encountering. Just weeks previous, her parents sent her off to...
Parents: The Dangers of Alcohol & Fake ID’s
Ultimately, parents have one of the biggest influences on their child(ren), even when they leave the nest. "Dr. Robert Turrisi of Penn State has spent many years working on the issue of college drinking and parental influence." This website...
Stanford Marijuana Study
The entire article is found here: https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/pm/pnaa060/5814197?redirectedFrom=fulltext&sf120341793=1 "A new study suggests that patients using cannabis have significantly...
CBD Mice Study
"Researchers discovered that the mice given higher doses of CBD showed signs of liver damage within 24 hours. To that end, 75 percent of these animals in the sub-acute phase had either died or were on the verge of death within a few days," according to...