The New 'Drug Talk': Parents in Legal Pot States Rethink Message

The new 'drug talk': Parents in legal pot states rethink message

Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado

But now that marijuana is legal in both Washington state and Colorado, parents are finding that talking to kids about pot is a more complicated conversation. Many are wondering: Should we focus more on responsible use, like families and schools do when …
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Drugs — a symptom of an empty life

Filed under: Drug Abuse Colorado

There is not anyone around here who doesn't realize that there is a drug abuse epidemic in the coal fields in general and Logan County in particular. … Colorado has passed the legalization of marijuana, which has, and is, creating its own set of …
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Driving Under the Influence, of Marijuana

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“Our goal is to put out the science and have it used for evidence-based drug policy,” said Marilyn A. Huestis, a senior investigator at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “But I think it's a mishmash.” A 2007 study … “We've done phone surveys, and …
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Powder Ridge Rock Festival: Most Famous Concert That Never Happened?

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Advance precautions were to be taken to avoid some of the problems associated with traffic, public health and drug abuse. It was supposed to be a rocking affair, with the lineup planned to include Eric Burdon & War, Sly and the Family Stone, Fleetwood …
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