Ebook: Get Smart About Marijuana

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; About Hazelden Quick Guides; Contents; Introduction; History; Historical Medical Uses of Marijuana; Nonmedical Use and History in the United States; How Cannabis Acts in the Body; Use, Abuse, and Dependence; Use; Abuse; Dependence; Treatment; Twelve Step programs; Maintenance Therapy; Adolescents in Treatment; Advice for Parents; Tips for Delaying First Use of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Other Drugs; Talking to Your Children about Your History with Marijuana; Notes;Learn the basic facts behind marijuana, including its history and changing legal status, medical uses, signs of abuse and dependence, treatment options, prevention tools for parents, and much more. With changing legal and social attitudes towards marijuana use, both medicinal and recreational, what are the basic facts we need to know about the health effects and potential dangers of marijuana use? In this Get Smart Quick Guide, expert resources and information come together in an engaging and accessible e-book short. Topics include:What marijuana is and where the entire cannabis family of dru.