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FDA Says Most CBD Products May Not Be Safe, and Warns 15 Companies to Stop Selling Them CBD may pose unknown health risks and cannot be marketed as a dietary supplement, food or therapeutic cure-all. CBD products may be trendy, … Continue reading →

Health Care Professionals and Families Must Focus on Youth Substance Use Prevention The peer-reviewed journal JAMA Network Open asked Robert L. DuPont, MD and Caroline DuPont, MD, President and Vice President, respectively, of IBH, to respond to a new research study by … Continue reading →

Now we are learning that men who want to have healthy babies should not use drugs and alcohol from a biological standpoint as well. A new study, soon to be published by the Boston University School of Public Health and reported on … Continue reading →

Cannabis-induced psychosis blamed in beheading of father at Muskoka cottage Warning: Graphic and disturbing content The court heard cannabis-induced psychosis, not a major mental disorder, spurred the brutal death of 67-year-old John Kehl by his then 31-year-old son Adam. Adam … Continue reading →

What You Need to Know (And What We’re Working to Find Out) About Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-derived Compounds, Including CBD The FDA is working to answer questions about the science, safety, and quality of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release: November 25th, 2019 SAM Applauds HHS for Blocking Opioid Grant Funds from Medical Marijuana Programs (Alexandria, VA) – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced on Friday that federal monies doled out by the … Continue reading →

BRIEF for Journalists  Our Vision: To support and educate young people, their families and communities to prevent the damage caused by drugs   THE SCIENCE – PILL TESTING OFFERS NO PROTECTION When the science on MDMA-related deaths is assessed, rather … Continue reading →

California Suspends More Than 400 Licenses as Feds Debate Marijuana By Brad Jones, published November 18, 2019, in The Epoch Times, State Suspends More Than 400 Marijuana Licenses as Federal Legalization Debate Looms Amid a renewed push to legalize marijuana federally, California has suspended 407 … Continue reading →

Is our addiction crisis fuelling the all-time high in reported STD cases?: The CDC, in a recent report, is now sounding the alarm over astonishingly large increases in the prevalence of STDs. Cases have now increased for the fifth straight … Continue reading →

Male Marijuana Use Might Double the Risk of Partner’s Miscarriage BU researcher finds that miscarriages are more likely when the father uses marijuana weekly – If a man habitually uses marijuana even as little as once a week, could that … Continue reading →