Former Obama Drug Adviser Debunks Marijuana Myths

Smoking Most Prevalent Mode of Lifetime Marijuana Use Among Adults; 30% Report Consuming in Edibles and 10% Report Vaporizing

December 7, 2015 0

Slightly more than one-third (35%) of adults reported ever using marijuana in 2014, according to data from a nationally representative consumer panel survey. Among those adults, smoking was reported as the most prevalent mode of [...]
Employers Can Fire Medical Marijuana Patients for Private, Off-Duty Use, Colo. Supreme Court Rules

June 26, 2015 0

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled employers can fire workers for using medical marijuana, even if they are not impaired at work. A quadriplegic medical marijuana patient was fired by Dish Network in 2010 for using [...]
Young children’s exposure to marijuana sharply increased in last decade!

June 18, 2015 0

Debates about legalizing marijuana have focused on crime rates, economic benefits, and health effects among adults. But a study published today from researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital shows that the risk to young children of [...]

Best intentions gone awry: Origins of the opioid epidemic

November 7, 2016 0

Millions of Americans live with acute or chronic pain. Many of them rely on prescription drugs to improve their ability to function and maintain their quality of life. While all prescription drugs have some risk [...]
Some Task Force Press in the Chicago Tribune

July 25, 2013 0

As the project coordinator for the Lake County Underage Drinking and Drug Prevention Task Force, Bill Gentes said he’s worried that a bill passed by the state legislature to legalize medical marijuana could prove harmful [...]
New Medication-Assisted Treatment for Adolescent Substance Abuse Program Launched.

February 3, 2014 0

The Partnership at Drugfree.org, a national nonprofit working to find evidence-based solutions to adolescent substance use, today launched a comprehensive new digital resource that helps parents better understand the potential life-saving benefits of medication-assisted treatment. [...]
Heroin Use Soars in Rural Areas

August 12, 2013 0

Rural areas are seeing a surge in heroin use, The Wall Street Journal reports. The rise comes as Mexican heroin production has increased in recent years. Officials seized 1,989 kilograms of heroin at the Southwest [...]
Marijuana

January 30, 2013 0

This is a great presentation that our friends and partners at Speak Up! presented at the most recent task force meeting.