Cannabis : putting pot into perspective -- Marijuana and the brain : prewired for pot -- Marijuana addiction? What is the evidence? -- Why teens begin using marijuana : the seductive power of pot -- High-risk teens : the unequal distribution of risk -- Teens in trouble with marijuana : when health and safety become issues -- Talking to teens about your use : for those who have inhaled -- Intervening to protect a child : exercising parental authority -- Treatment : what to expect -- Recovery : healthy mind, body, and spirit.
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Prevention : philosophies and protective factors -- Current debates about marijuana : cutting through the rhetoric -- Concluding thoughts : an open letter -- The twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous -- The twelve steps of Marijuana Anonymous.
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Cermak's objective is to reorient the reader's perspective from marijuana itself to the brain, by weaving the latest research into a story about how the mind relies on a healthy, chemically balanced brain. In the process, readers will understand both the undeniable proof of marijuana's addictive nature.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Drug abuse-- Prevention.
Marijuana.
Parenting.
Teenagers-- Drug use.
Adolescent.
Brain Chemistry-- adolescent, Popular Works.
Cannabis, Popular Works.
Parenting, Popular Works.
Street Drugs-- adverse effects, Popular Works.
Substance-Related Disorders-- prevention & control-- adolescent, Popular Works.