Teens and Cannabis Part 1: The Importance of Open Honest Conversations
April 17, 2023 | Barry Lessin, M.Ed., CAADC
Teens and Cannabis Part 1: The Importance of Open Honest Conversations
Written by Barry Lessin M.Ed., CAADC and Amanda Reiman, MSW PhD
This article is part of a series that I collaborated with Amanda Reiman, founder of Personal Plants and can be found on her
Personal Plants website. The goal of this series is to provide useful and actionable information for adults looking to introduce cannabis as a learning topic in a way that educates, doesn’t promote use among young people, and approaches cannabis from a fact based harm reduction perspective vs. the Just Say No messaging of yesteryear.
In his new co-authored book, Barry Lessin explores how harm reduction can guide professionals and families in addressing adolescent substance use with empathy, research, and real-world strategies for building trust and reducing risk.
Brenda* was in her late 40s, and living with severe rheumatoid arthritis. She sought treatment with me because she was also experiencing PTSD, severe anxiety, and problematic alcohol and benzodiazepine use, which she wished to eliminate
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