(Here’s the first of a 5-part series. Names are changed, but details are true. Permission required for reprinting) No family should lose a child because of this ubiquitous falsehood that pot is benign. It’s not a level playing field for us, because of the marijuana financiers and the pot “evangelists” who try to silence us. I’m … Continue reading The Unraveling of Ryan, Part 1: First Episode
by Dr. Christine Miller, Ph.D. Myth #1. It is rare for marijuana users to experience psychotic symptoms like paranoia. In fact, about 15% of all users and a much higher percentage of heavy users will experience psychotic symptoms.1 Half of those individuals will become chronically schizophrenic if they don’t stop using.2 Fortunately, some do stop … Continue reading 10 Myths Marijuana Advocates want you to Believe
The shootings last week in Marysville, Washington, forces into question: What triggers school violence? Jaylen Fryberg, who shot himself and five others, was a popular, 15-year old Homecoming Prince. Last December at Arapahoe High School in Colorado, an 18-year old with few signs of mental illness, shot a fellow student and tried to shoot a … Continue reading Does Accepting Teen Pot Use Increase Violence?
By Dr. Christine Miller, Ph.D. Myth #1. It is rare for marijuana users to experience psychotic symptoms like paranoia. In fact, about 15% of all users and a much higher percentage of heavy users will experience psychotic symptoms.1 Half of those individuals will become chronically schizophrenic if they don’t stop using.2 Fortunately, some do stop … Continue reading 10 Marijuana Myths Advocates Want You to Believe
