Cindy G — August 2, 2023
I typically do not post anything too personal as I’m a very private person. Since Haley’s passing, I have had several parents reach out and confide in me struggles they and their kids have been going...
View ArticleWhitney Y. – December 5, 2023
To understand why my son was killed, telling the back story is necessary. Sam Yeager, my first born child and only son, died in such a violent, public way, I want to share my point of view. Sadly, his...
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Johnny’s Ambassadors National Drug & Alcohol Fact Week
During the week of March 18-24, 2024 the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) promotes National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW). This year, the focus is “Shatter the Myths About Drugs and...
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Johnny’s Ambassadors Preventing THC Use in Teens...
ATTENTION Addiction Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Alcohol and Drug Counselors! The Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth THC Prevention Conference is an Approved Education...
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Calling all Youth Leadership Councils! Prevention Clubs! Student Councils!...
TEENS, how would you like to become a peer-to-peer educator to prevent youth THC use? Join Johnny’s TAG (Teen Ambassador Group) Team and become a trained advocate and mentor in your school or...
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Special webinar on paranoia with Professor Daniel Freeman from the UK
Paranoia: A Clinical Psychologist’s Perspective with Professor Daniel Freeman Thursday, June 27, 20249:00 AM to 10:00 AM mountain (11:00 AM to 12:00 PM eastern) 4:00 to 5:00 PM UK REGISTER This session...
View ArticleIf Marijuana Is Rescheduled, What Are the Possible Impacts?
As you’ve likely read, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will move to reclassify marijuana from the “Schedule I” group to the less tightly regulated “Schedule III.” The proposal must still...
View ArticleAdolescent delta-8-THC and marijuana use in the U.S.
Many of today’s cannabis products are dangerously high in THC, and teens are using them. In March 2024, a survey was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA that measured how high school...
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Abnormal Developmental Structural Covariance Networks in Young Adults with...
A study published in January 2024 is proving that there are real dangers associated with heavy and frequent cannabis use—like altered brain development in youth. The study was published in...
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Development of an Anxiety Disorder Following an Emergency Department Visit...
Can cannabis cause users to develop anxiety disorders? That’s what researchers set out to discover in a study published in eClinicalMedicine, an open access journal from The Lancet. The answer was a...
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The Teen Brain Is Especially Susceptible to the Harms of THC
Many parents and their children perceive marijuana as safe. After all, the drug is getting legalized across the United States, and many assume that all it did in years past was make users giddy. The...
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Cannabis Use and Neurocognitive Performance at 13-14 Years-Old: Optimizing...
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study is the largest long-term research study on brain development and child health in the United States. The study—which started collecting data in...
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Association Between Marijuana Laws and Suicide Among 12- to 25-Year-Olds in...
In the United States, suicide rates have increased by around 36% within the past two decades. And researchers have linked marijuana use with suicidal ideations, plans, and attempts. It’s no surprise,...
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Association of Cannabis Use with Cardiovascular Outcomes Among US Adults
That heart disease risks are growing for young adults is a troubling statistic. One way that teenagers can protect themselves is to “avoid smoking cannabis,” as stated in a study published in the...
View ArticleTODAY IS ANTI-710 DAY
Today is ANTI-710 Day! What, you don’t know what 710 Day is? Ask your teens, and make sure you know where they are at 7:10 PM. Today, July 10, is Dab Day, because 710 turned upside down spell “OIL.”...
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Association Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Schizophrenia Stronger in Young...
Clinicians and researchers across the world rely on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) for criteria to diagnose mental disorders. And despite increased public acceptance...
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Delta-8 THC May Be Legal, But It’s Far from Harmless
In 2022, the FDA issued a warning about Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, the substance commonly known as Delta-8 THC. The FDA cited 104 adverse event reports related to Delta-8, including one pediatric...
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The Health Hazards of Legalizing Marijuana
In May 2024, the U.S. Senate again introduced legislation to federally legalize cannabis. This proposed legislation comes on the heels of a Pew Research Center poll conducted in January 2024. The poll...
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Cannabis Use and Suicide in Non-Affective Psychosis: A Mini-Review of Recent...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate in the United States has been rising steadily since 1999—including for teenagers. Suicide isn’t just a U.S.-crisis,...
View ArticleWill you please help Johnny’s Ambassadors save lives?
Dearest Johnny’s Ambassadors, I hope this letter finds you happy and well! John and I are so grateful for your active participation and support of Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth THC Prevention. Your gifts...
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