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Should a Seven-Year-Old Cancer Patient Get Medical Marijuana?
Is it ok to give a seven-year-old medical marijuana? Mykayla Comstock is a little girl from Oregon who suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She’s also one of the youngest cancer patients authorized to use cannabis by the state. Her mother, Erin Purchase, gives her a gram of cannabis oil daily in pill form (so it’s not like she’s lighting up a joint…) to help combat the side effects of the intense chemotherapy treatment she’s been receiving.
What Every Parent Needs to Understand About Marijuana and the Adolescent Brain
“Which is worse for you, alcohol or pot?” With the increasing trend toward legalizing marijuana, this is a question that is foremost in the minds of a lot of teens right now, and it is critical that parents and educators understand a few important things before they try to respond. Most responses miss the real…
Hemp Oil for Seizures?
Her child was dying and she sought out an alternative treatment and it worked. Charlotte has epilepsy and was having a severe seizure every 30 minutes and could barely sit up. She was dying. Her mother sought out the inventor of a hemp oil treatment that he developed in a nonprofit lab. The child is given small amounts…
When Your Kids Ask If You Ever Tried Drugs…
Now that I have three teenagers, illegal drugs seem everywhere. Philip Seymour Hoffmans fatal heroin overdose. Meth production glamorized on television. The heroin epidemic in New England where the kids favorite aunt lives.Its not my imagination: Oprah even chose the subject for the premiere of OprahPrime last Sunday night.It doesn’t help that marijuana is becoming less and less illegal every day. And closer to home, literally. A few days ago …
Energy Drinks: The Danger Of Creating “Wide-Awake Drunks”
This is Part III of Bright Beacon’s series on Energy Drinks. Don’t miss Part 1 -“Energy Drinks: Do You Know What Your Kids Are Drinking?”and Part II -“Skip The Speed: 5 Reasons Teens Should Avoid Energy Drinks”What’s the number one reason why kids should avoid energy drinks?AlcoholWhile alcohol is not an explicit ingredient in energy drinks, recent news events have reminded us that adolescents frequently mix energy drinks …