by Bostec | Jun 14, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use
In a recent post, we mentioned that families can help teens kick drug habits by providing moral support, rules, structure and supervision, and by engaging teens in family-based treatment approaches. It’s scary to know that your teen is experimenting, but it is...
by Bostec | May 19, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Teenage Drug Use, Uncategorized
In a recent conversation, a woman in her late 60’s shared that she had given edible marijuana a try—yes, this is a trending topic in the senior citizen community, even in Whatcom County! She mentioned being caught off-guard because she didn’t know how much...
by Bostec | Mar 17, 2016 | Drug Facts, Drug Testing, Home Use, Teenage Drug Use, Uncategorized
“Addictions, particularly heroin addictions, cross all socioeconomic classes, all ethnicities, rural, urban.” ~ Penny Legate, news media personality and parent of a child who died from a heroin overdose In 2015, more than 200 people died from heroin...
by Bostec | Feb 26, 2016 | Drug Facts, Teenage Drug Use
Synthetic marijuana or “fake pot” is a mixture of herbs, spices or shredded plant material that is sprayed with a compound chemically similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Some experts refer to it as chemicals dressed up in a weed costume. Other...