01 Nov Marijuana use could explain excessive daytime sleepiness in some teens.
Narcolepsy – extreme bouts of sleepiness that can strike at any time – affects around 1 in 2,000 people in the US. A new study raises concerns about its diagnosis in adolescents, after it identified marijuana in the urine of some teenagers who had symptoms...
27 Oct Riding with impaired drivers tied to riskier teen driving
Reuters Health) – Teens who’ve been in cars with impaired drivers may be more likely themselves to get behind the wheel drunk or drugged, a recent study suggests. And the more times they’re driven around by an impaired driver, the more risky their own driving...
15 Oct The case for why teens should wait to smoke up
Parents seeking direction on what to tell their teens about pot might take some pointers from the President of the United States, who explained in a recent New Yorker profile how he’ll put it to his two daughters: “It’s a bad idea, it’s a waste...