On Dec. 18, President Trump signed Executive Order moving marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III. Schedule I is reserved for illegal substances which have no accepted medical use and high abuse potential.
On Dec. 18, President Trump signed Executive Order moving marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III. Schedule I is reserved for illegal substances which have no accepted medical use and high abuse potential.
With the rescheduling of cannabis (see page 1, this issue), many questions about cannabidiol (CBD), a component of cannabis, have come up. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBD is not considered addictive. Below is more information about it, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Calling smartphone ownership a “rite of passage for youths,” researchers wanted to find out more about negative consequences in early adolescence. They found higher rates of depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep.
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Children of parents with mental disorders have an increased risk of mortality up to age 51 years, a new study has found. The associations were strongest in the case of “unnatural” (suicide, accident) deaths compared to “natural” (disease), especially when both parents had mental disorders. Researchers urge that support be given to families in which the parents have mental disorders in order to possibly reduce the risk of premature death. However, further research is needed to determine whether such support would, in fact, reduce this risk, the researchers said.
The ages of 18 to 25 are often described as “transitional” — and they are indeed marked by rapid development and changing expectations from childhood to adulthood. Compulsory school ends; children may leave home, pursue education or employment, lose social networks and resources, and connect with new ones. Yet the beginning of this time period is also marked by vulnerability to substance use disorder (SUD) as well as other problems.
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