mental illness Archives

Mood Disorders

12JanuaryHealthmental health, mental illness, teens

Teen use of marijuana can trigger mood disorders such as anxiety, depression, paranoia, psychosis, even schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia

2DecemberHealthcannabis, marijuana, mental health, mental illness, psychosis, schizophrenia

Transition to schizophrenia was highest (34%) for cannabis-induced psychoses Overall 25% of people with substance-induced psychosis were later diagnosed with schizophrenia, compared with 36% of people who first presented with brief, atypical, and not otherwise specified psychoses. Among the 25 studies that looked at substance use-induced psychosis, transition to schizophrenia was highest (34%) for cannabis-induced

Opinion: Suicide, Mental Health, and Marijuana

8OctoberArticlesdrug policy, guns, mental health, mental illness, opinion, strangulation, suicide

by J.L. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) sends out a periodic newsletter, which summarizes his activities as a US Senator. In the September 30, 2019 newsletter, Senator Gardner makes the following announcement: Preventing Youth Suicides I introduced bipartisan legislation known as the STANDUP Act , endorsed by Sandy Hook Promise, to address rising youth suicide rates. When I travel across all four

U.S. HHS and Surgeon General Hold Press Conference to Warn about Cannabis Dangers

10September1 CommentArticlesbrain damage, brain health, cannabis, marijuana, mental illness, Surgeon General

Watch the 30 minute press conference video Read the full HHS Surgeon General Report on Marijuana and the Developing Brain See the Alarming HHS Data on Marijuana and Mental Illness Published Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Kevin’s Story

24July8 CommentsStoriesmarijuana, marijuana suicide, mental illness, psychosis

Our son Kevin was 15 when he started abusing marijuana. He was very good at hiding his use until he came to us and said he was depressed and needed help. We spoke with an educational consultant; they evaluated Kevin and recommended a therapeutic wilderness program. This was the beginning of many years of therapy

Go Ahead, Yell Reefer Madness

10JanuaryArticlesAlex Berenson, drug abuse, drug prevention, medical doctor, mental illness, opinion, public health, reefer madness

by Russell Kamer, M.D. The term Reefer Madness is hurled at us as an insult. Having seen it in the 70’s, I always thought of it as a government issued ridiculous over exaggeration. Turns out there is more to the story. It was originally filmed by a church group as a warning to parents and

New Book on Marijuana and Mental Illness, Violence

21DecemberArticlesAlex Berenson, cannabis, marijuana, mental health, mental illness, New York Times, podcast, The Argument, violence

Former NY Times Writer Delves into Dark Side of Cannabis MomsStrong applauds the release of an important new book, “Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence.” Have we been duped by the marijuana industry? The kind of drugs we legalize shapes the type of society we live in. Author Alex Berenson’s

Mental Illness

19NovemberUncategorizedmental illness

Research in the 1800’s Found Link Between Cannabis Use and Insanity You Tuber Attempts to Explain Mental Illness and Marijuana The video below shows how accepting of cannabis today’s young people are. Unfortunately, she perpetuates the myth that schizophrenia rates aren’t changing with changes in use rates (in the U.S., it is not tracked so

Marijuana Triggered my Son’s Psychotic Break

6February3 CommentsStoriesmental health, mental illness, testimony, Vermont

Editor’s Note: Vermont bill H.511 was passed by the VT legislators and approved by Governor Scott (who was abundantly forewarned by parents, physicians, law enforcement groups, lawyers the consequences of legalizing home pot grows will have dire effects on the communities in Vermont, especially to the young people). Dear Members of Congress, I live in

Did my brother’s teen pot use lead to his schizophrenia?

19January4 CommentsStoriesanosognosia, mairijuana, mental illness, schizophrenia

Because pot is being legalized in more and more states, many young people assume it must be safe. However, when used by people whose brains are still developing (up to age 25), there is an increased risk of developing a mental illness. Recent studies have shown this vulnerability, and the tragic correlation is starkly illustrated