Primary care clinicians who work with adolescents and adults are seeing increasing numbers of patients presenting for an ADHD evaluation in which the symptoms didn’t develop until later in childhood or even in adulthood. These “late onset” cases have traditionally been viewed as being atypical, although there has not been a great deal of systematic […]
Six Vermont Physician Organizations Endorse Statement Detailing Risks of Legal Cannabis
On Thursday January 28, representatives from six Vermont medical organizations (VT chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Family Medicine, and American College of Physicians as well as the Vermont Psychiatric Association and the Vermont Medical Society) held a press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier to outline […]
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Effects of Recreational Cannabis
As Vermont considers whether to join other states in legalizing recreational cannabis use, clinicians and the public alike are struggling to find good information about the risks, or lack thereof, that may be involved. Complicating matters as the issue becomes more and more political is the phenomenon of dueling research evidence, as folks who are […]
Is Cannabis Really A Gateway Drug?
Across the country, there have been several initiatives to decriminalize and even legalize marijuana, including efforts here in Vermont. A common sentiment behind these movements is that cannabis in not really addictive or harmful. These efforts have reignited the debate about the potential dangers associated with cannabis use, particularly among adolescents. A recent review […]
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Adolescent Cannabis Use and Decreased IQ
Living somewhere between the worlds of science and politics has been the longstanding debate regarding the negative effects of cannabis abuse. While there have been some studies linking its use to lower IQ, most have not assessed IQ prior to the onset of substance use. A recent study published in PNAS will likely spark more […]
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