The Worst Thing About Weed - Perspective Of A Teen Specialist

What the worst thing about smoking weed? I've been working with teens for 10 years, I have a masters in marriage and family therapy from U.M. and I've been involved in various research studies focusing on teenagers with substance abuse issues. So here is my professional opinion for what it's worth. This is the worst thing about weed: When you're high it makes it OK to be bored. It makes your anger, anxiety, shyness, shame and sadness go away for a while. You get hungry, you laugh, food tastes great, you sleep, you wake up feeling strung out and a little less sensitive to life's troubles. It's an escape from the painful and the mundane. And it works immediately, at least for a while. In short, smoking weed becomes how you deal with life's problems.

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Who Should Teach Your Kids To Drink?

Parents in Florida that are not opposed to their children learning to drink alcohol responsibly are faced with a dilemma. Should I teach my kid to drink at home and break the law or should I forbid it and hope that when my kid does start drinking that he/she will be responsible. It is indeed illegal for anyone under the age of 21 in the state of Florida to drink alcohol under any circumstances. Most states have exceptions to this rule, for example, in Georgia kids have the right to drink alcohol at home with parental consent.

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"Bath Salts" Teenagers and the Miami Cannibal

The incredible danger of so-called "Bath Salts" has become plainly obvious over the past few weeks. Not only because of the horrific story of the Miami Cannibal but because of teenager deaths all across the country. Click on the link below to watch a video about "bath salts" and teenagers.

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