Concerns about marijuana being laced with fentanyl are mostly untrue. Public health experts agree that the real danger of fentanyl comes from fake pills and drugs like heroin and cocaine, not marijuana.
In recent years, edible products containing THC, flavored alcoholic seltzers, and nicotine vapes are marketed to young people with sweet, fruity, and minty flavors. Companies pay influencers and celebrities to endorse them. Plus, the discreet packaging makes it easy to hide from adults.
During their teenage years, children’s brains are still developing, and continue to do so until their mid-20s or later. Substance use during this time period can negatively interfere with this development. It’s vital to intervene you're worried about your teen using substances. In this guide, you'll find answers to questions caregivers like you have about talking to your loved one and keeping them safe.
Support can include recognizing that there is a problem; motivating them to get help; navigating the treatment system; and helping them sustain progress in recovery. It can be a significant emotional time and financial commitment, but research shows that family involvement improves outcomes.
As the nation moves toward widescale legalization of marijuana, and possibly other psychoactive and potentially addictive substances, it is important to ensure that the regulatory environment around such legalization makes protecting young people a priority.
As we honor Hispanic Heritage Month, we take time to reflect on the enormous challenges our Hispanic — or Latino, Latinx or Latine — communities face regarding addiction and substance use disorders and what we are doing to support them.
Among all the recommended strategies out there for “effective parenting,” there are 10 key strategies that can really move the needle and one key strategy that can either increase or decrease the effectiveness of the other nine: parental modeling or how parents and caregivers act.
Partnership to End Addiction added four new members to its Board of Directors in July: Kamala Greene Génecé, Ph.D., Cammie Wolf Rice, Nicole Hanley Pickett and Francesca Bodini, M.B.A.
A algunas personas les sirve utilizar su fe tanto como un factor de protección para evitar el consumo de sustancias como para ayudarles a apoyar a un ser querido que consume.
La alta potencia del fentanilo y sus análogos aumenta sustancialmente el riesgo de sobredosis, especialmente si una persona que usa drogas ilícitas o medicamentos de venta con receta comprados ilegalmente no sabe que un polvo o una píldora contiene estas sustancias. Aprenda más sobre el peligro potencialmente mortal del fentanilo.
La xilacina es un depresor que puede provocar una respiración y un ritmo cardíaco lentos en las personas que lo usan, así como una presión arterial peligrosamente baja. Las personas que consumen esta sustancia pueden perder el conocimiento o perder la memoria. Además, esta sustancia puede causar daños graves al cuerpo y aumentar el riesgo de sobredosis y muerte. Cada vez más, la xilacina ha sido encontrada en sustancias, especialmente en el fentanilo.
Addiction has taken an enormous toll on our families and our communities. We all have personal stories about how addiction has affected us and those we care about. But these experiences haven’t defeated us - they’ve inspired us to take on addiction from every angle and connect with others working to better themselves and the world.
En esta sección podrá consultar información actualizada y con base en la evidencia científca sobre algunas de las sustancias que más se consumen en Estados Unidos. El objetivo es proporcionar información confiable a fin de apoyarle en su esfuerzo por ayudar a su ser querido.
The 2018 Farm Bill left a loophole for delta-8 and other synthetic hemp-derived compounds to proliferate unregulated. Congress should use the FY 2026 spending bill to regulate the products, which are dangerous and often designed to appeal to kids.
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