This year I am celebrating six years of sobriety from alcohol and drugs, addictions that took seed at thirteen years old. Actually, I had my first drink at three because my late mother thought it would be funny to see my reaction after sipping a Long Island Iced Tea. It wasn’t funny, though, as my [...]
Dr. Gary Whitman works in a Massachusetts Canna Care clinic, which belongs to a host of facilities that work toward the qualification of patients into medical marijuana programs in Rhodes Island, Connecticut, Maine Delaware and the District of Columbia. He has utilized marijuana in a month long tapering program to treat almost 80 patients battling [...]
When I was a youth pastor one of the most asked question was; “Ryan, what does the Bible say about marijuana? Isn’t it just like any other pain medication but it’s illegal? Once it is legal isn’t it like taking vicodin, oxycodone or any other pain medication?” This question posed by literally hundreds of high [...]
Substance abuse has always been strongly associated with poor grades, worse graduation rates and increased difficulty in finding and maintaining good jobs. According to a recent study, published on March 8, 2017, by Shashwath Meda from Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living, college students excessively abusing alcohol and marijuana had consistently lower GPA. Current Trends Alcohol and [...]
According to a survey conducted by ESPN, which looked at the 226 player’s cannabis usage, 22% of players reported knowing that a teammate used marijuana prior to a game [1]. Typically NFL players are not drug tested weekly, and those that are not in NFL are typically only tested yearly and are aware of when [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.