Posts Tagged ‘marijuana addiction’

Marijuana Shipment Tracked to KY Home, NFL Players Involved

October 7, 2011
The shipment of marijuana first hit the radar of law enforcement authorities in Eureka, California. The high-grade drug eventually landed in a suburban Kentucky home – where two National Football League players were, according to ABC News. Jerome Simpson and Anthony Collins, both 25 and [...]

NHL Enforcer Todd Fedoruk Rebounds from Drug Addiction and Abuse

October 3, 2011
Todd Fedoruk, NHL enforcer, recently opened up about his long struggle with alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana – a struggle characterized by major relapses and multiple trips to drug rehab. After the last relapse, Fedoruk talks about the revelation and people that led him to make [...]
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Is Your Teen Smoking Marijuana?

August 19, 2011
For some parents, the fear of marijuana and the loss of focus and concentration at school that comes with teen marijuana addiction and abuse looms large in their minds. For other parents, marijuana is far less intimidating than the idea that their teen may be [...]

Hookah Lounges Banned in One CA Town

August 15, 2011
Hookah lounges have increased in popularity across California, but in San Francisco, health department officials have been working to shutdown the lounges for about a year now – and it’s finally worked. For those of you who don’t have them in your town, hookahs are [...]
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Paying Attention: Fighting Marijuana Addiction Cravings

April 18, 2011
One of the key characteristics of those who are living with marijuana addiction is the way in which they gloss over the details -their own and other people’s. Few have the ability to pay attention to more than the pursuit of maintaining their addiction, because [...]

Elementary Students Get Sick Eating Medicinal Marijuana Cookies

March 28, 2011
In one California town, four elementary school students got their hands on two cookies that contained marijuana -and became ill within hours. According to the Vallejo City Unified School District spokesperson, one Grace Patterson Elementary School fifth grader was given the cookies by an employee [...]

David Arquette to Oprah: I Stole Pot from My Dad at Age 8

March 16, 2011
Another story that supports what should obvious to the American public: it’s just not a very good idea to get loaded around your kids. Even if you aren’t smoking marijuana or shooting up in front of them, you’ve got to keep your stash somewhere. Kids [...]

New Medical Marijuana Drinks Causing Controversy

February 14, 2011
New medical marijuana cafes, constant debate over medical marijuana legislation and news of raids has been peppering California media for years. In the wake of this discussion has come a new interest in medical marijuana products designed to provide those in need of medical marijuana [...]

Marijuana Addiction – It’s For Real

June 23, 2010
A lot of people believe marijuana isn’t that big of a deal. It’s a “gateway drug”, something people try before they move on to the real dangerous drugs. It’s common for coming-of-age movies to depict marijuana use as just one of many hijinks that ensue [...]

The tarnished legacy of Michael Phelps

February 7, 2009
Unless you’ve been living at the bottom of the pool for the past several weeks, you’ve probably heard that all-time Olympic record holder Michael Phelps was caught (via photo) smoking pot at a party. The picture circulated around the web and was quickly picked up [...]