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CHILDREN as young as 14 are becoming addicted to ice, some at the hands of their own parents, and police south of Brisbane are desperate to break the cycle.  The Logan Child Protection Investigation Unit has seen a 10 per cent increase in methamphetamine-related cases this year and have launched an operation to reduce the

“Hold on! Feeling like I’m headed for a breakdown and I don’t know why? But I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell, I know right now you can’t tell…”  Well, so wrote the band, Matchbox 20, nearly a decade ago.  The song kind of rings true, in more ways than one, for a growing

Conclusions: As cannabis legalization expands across the U.S., adult use may become increasingly normative. This study indicates that maternal cannabis use may be a risk factor for early initiation among their offspring. Preventive interventions should consider strategies to delay initiation among children of cannabis users! Download Article

https://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Slavery-Understanding-Addiction-Stopping/dp/1985750325    This extremely ambitious book by Dr. Robert DuPont is the first book that I know of by a leader in the drug abuse prevention and treatment field that has highlighted the message of Pope Francis:  that engaging in drug taking for experiential purposes is tantamount to allowing oneself to become enslaved.  No one would

“Potentially thousands of children and young people are being trafficked from Vietnam and exploited by ruthless criminal gangs.” August 21, 2018   Experts warned Monday that large numbers of child slaves may be working on cannabis farms in London. Since 2016, authorities have found 314 illegal cannabis farms in London, according to police data. The most

Breana Noble, The Detroit News  Sept. 5, 2018 Marijuana use among college-age people is at the highest level in three decades and fewer think using it is harmful, according to researchers at the University of Michigan. Months before Michigan voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use, the annual study found marijuana use among the nation’s

Esther Han 28 August 2018 Thousands of posters warning pregnant women about the dangers of alcohol have had to be removed from the walls of hospitals and GP clinics around the country. Fairfax Media can reveal DrinkWise, a “safe drinking” group almost entirely funded by alcohol companies, recently withdrew 2400 pregnancy warning posters after doctors and

This day of acknowledgement and focus around illicit drug overdose issues, should be – must be – about the prevention, repair and/or cessation of all that leads to an overdose episode, not merely the survival of it!…. Read Complete Article

New scientific study: No safe level of alcohol! Published on Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (http://www.healthdata.org)  August 23, 2018. 3 million deaths in 2016 attributed to alcohol; ‘Massive health risks’ The study, published today in the international medical journal The Lancet shows that in 2016, nearly 3 million deaths globally were attributed to alcohol use, including 12 percent of deaths

July 2018  Adolescents who drink every week before the age of 17 are two to three times more likely to binge drink, drink drive, and be dependent on alcohol as adults compared with peers who don’t drink. A new study looking at the drinking patterns of 9,000 adolescents in Australia and New Zealand has been