Drugs

• Research finds that teens who use e-cigarettes are likelier to smoke (Wall Street Journal 8/19/2015).

• Information regarding detox from drugs and alcohol:  www.thefirststepdetox.com/detox.

• Substance use during childhood or adolescence is linked to long-term health risks.  Read more at Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

• Read the featured article – “Marijuana vs. Alcohol” on POPPOT.org

• Read the article and view the associated video on POPPOT.org (Parents Opposed to Pot).

• Marijuana’s potency & what churches can do.  Read the editorial by Barrett Duke, Southern Baptist ethicist, BPNews, January 28, 2014.

• Marijuana and Punishment: Debunking Pot Proponents’ Prison Myths.  Read the article by Michael P. Tremoglie, MainStreet.com, April 7, 2014

• New CDC study finds dramatic increase in e-cigarette-related calls to poison centers.   Read the release by CDC Media Relations, April 3, 2014
  

• Unintended Consequences of Easing Penalties on Marijuana and Expanding Its Use

• 10 Things E-Cigarettes Won’t Tell You.  Read the article by Jen Wieczner, November 10, 2013, Wall Street Journal Online 

• National Survey shows reduction in non-prescription drug use.  Read the entire survey results by the U.S. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. 

•  What You Should Know About Drugs