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  • A Tale of Two Studies - The adverse cognitive, neural and educational effects from daily cannabis use.
    At Gobi, we try to provide a process and support for teens and their parents to learn to communicate about substance use.  Parents have an incredible ...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
    Published
  • MARIJUANA USE DURING ADOLESCENCE - THE US SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT
    No amount of marijuana use during pregnancy or adolescence is known to be safe. Until and unless more is known about the long-term impact, the safest ...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, November 25th, 2019
    Published
  • Vape Hoodie Sweatshirt?
    How are parents and schools supposed to monitor teen’s behaviour if you can smoke marijuana through your sweatshirt?
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
    Published
  • Evil in Disguise - Deadly Drug Flakka Now Disguised As Gummy Candies
    Flakka can dangerously raise body temperature and lead to kidney damage and failure. Flakka can also lead to violent aggression and self-injury and ha...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Thursday, October 10th, 2019
    Published
  • What is "Gray Death"?
    "Gray Death” is one of the scariest combinations ever seen in nearly 20 years of forensic chemistry drug analysis.
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Friday, September 27th, 2019
    Published
  • What is dabbing?
    Although there are very limited studies, it is suggested that dabbing can be more dangerous than other forms of cannabis use because it can lead to a ...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Saturday, August 17th, 2019
    Published
  • Parents Make a Difference
    As hard as parenting a teenager is, it is nice to know you make a difference.
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
    Published
  • Why age 25 should be the legal age for marijuana.
    Scientists now understand that THC (the ingredient that induces the high) interferes with the transmission of information between neurons in the brain...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Friday, June 21st, 2019
    Published
  • A Family Disease
    It’s rare that the impact of addiction is limited solely to the addict. Everyone around him or her is affected in some way. Frequently, the people w...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
    Published
  • Vaping Marijuana - More potent than weed and could be a felony
    A new study from Johns Hopkins University compared infrequent cannabis users comparing those using a vaping device and those that smoked it.  The stu...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, April 8th, 2019
    Published
  • It's a Game Changer; This Drug Will Not Respond To Narcan
    Since Xylaine/Xylazine is not an opiate, the drug will not respond to Narcan like one necessarily would during an overdose.
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Sunday, March 31st, 2019
    Published
  • Binge Drinking may rewire a teen's brain opening them to higher risk of depression and addiction in later life
    This biological research in many ways reinforces the blog we just posted on neuro science.  It further confirms the issues we at Gobi are concerned a...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, March 11th, 2019
    Published
  • Anxiety and Depression are a major problem say teens in new research
    At Gobi, we see many, many families whose teens are struggling with anxiety and depression by smoking weed.  At this point, there is no credible e...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, March 4th, 2019
    Published
  • Neuro Science Addiction and Pot
    When we smoke marijuana, the whole brain is flooded with THC, and that causes the cell-to-cell - to communication in cells throughout the brain to be ...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, February 25th, 2019
    Published
  • Link between teen use of Marijuana and Depression
    Not only were those who smoked marijuana more likely to suffer depression and suicidal thoughts, but they were also more than three times as likely to...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
    Published
  • Fentanyl: New Terror For People Using Opioids
    Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine or oxy. It is particularly deadly.  Deaths from fentanyl overdose...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
    Published
  • Teens Drinking and Driving
    “Every parent of every adolescent, I would bet, at some point lies awake and worries about the mixing of alcohol and driving, whether you're worried...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Thursday, January 31st, 2019
    Published
  • Concealed In Plain Sight.
    Add power to your parenting by being informed and then intervening if you think your child might be using drugs or alcohol. Take a little time to get...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Monday, January 21st, 2019
    Published
  • Concealed In Plain Sight.
    What's your detective skills level as a parent? Do you know all the clues? Add power to your parenting by being informed and then intervening if you t...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Monday, January 21st, 2019
    Published
  • Synthetic Pot Tied to Violence, Risky Sex and Drug Abuse in Teens
    Pot is seen by teens as “just a weed” and less harmful than alcohol or other substances.  But then, along comes synthetic pot.
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, January 7th, 2019
    Published
  • The Teenage Brain
    Gobi’s aim is early detection and intervention in teen substance use, with the explicit goal of preventing the progression to abuse and addiction. ...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, December 17th, 2018
    Published
  • Link Between Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking Grows Stronger
    We have created a culture where adult fun is equated with alcohol.
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Thursday, December 6th, 2018
    Published
  • Marijuana Presents a Real Danger to Teens, Whether or not it is Legal for Adults
    The internet is full of contradictory “studies” (often paid for by pro-marijuana groups) and this just sets up an argument with your teen. Our co...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, November 26th, 2018
    Published
  • Teens Speak Their Truth Online
    Research shows online learning works across disciplines. Knowing this, it makes sense that Gobi leverages its power for this particular technology-lov...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
    Published
  • Shocking Surge In Teen E-Cigarette Use - FDA Cracks Down.
    Due to a shocking surge in teen e-cigarette use, the Food and Drug Administration will restrict sales of most flavoured e-cigarettes and pursues menth...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Thursday, November 15th, 2018
    Published
  • 2 New Canadian Studies Show Marijuana Impairment in Teens
    At Gobi we hear often from parents that their teens think “weed” is safe.  Marijuana is not a harmless plant (tobacco and poppies are plants too)...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Sunday, November 4th, 2018
    Published
  • The U.S. Surgeon General's Message; Addiction Prevention Programs Work.
    Our research shows there is ample evidence that young brains really are at risk. So yes, we’re out to save brains—and kids and families with them....
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, October 29th, 2018
    Published
  • Is the Juul craze almost over? Probably not. Kids will keep Juuling until we make vaping as uncool as smoking.
    No device right now is as worrisome as the Juul— because, of both its explosion in popularity and the unusually heavy dose of nicotine it delivers, ...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Monday, October 22nd, 2018
    Published
  • Injuries Can Put Teen Athletes on Path to Addiction
    At Gobi, we think that individualized messages are very important because a boy smoking weed should get different messages than a girl drinking vodka....
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Monday, October 15th, 2018
    Published
  • Budget and Health Care Plans Can Hit Families with Addiction issues.
    Moral Cowardice; When a Society Forgets its Duty.
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
    Published
  • Think the terrible twos were hard? Try talking to teens about their drug and alcohol use.
    When your child is really young, they’ll unconsciously tell you about every single bump, bruise and boo-boo. But by the time they get to their tween...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
    Published
  • When Mom Smokes Pot - Kids start at a younger age.
    When mothers use cannabis during the first 12 years of a child’s life there is a 40% higher risk their child will start using earlier than their pee...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: Judson Bemis
    Written: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
    Published
  • FDA: Fix 'epidemic' teen use or products may be pulled from market.
    The FDA cannot tolerate a whole generation of young people becoming addicted to nicotine as a trade-off for enabling adults to access these products.â...
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    Aprox: 1 minute read
    Author: lisa moree
    Written: Friday, September 14th, 2018
    Published

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