Resources
Here you will find a variety of resources for yourself or to share with others.
1. The brochure that we created below is meant to be a brief overview of the facts and myths of marijuana use and a short quiz on an individuals level of use.
2. HereToHelp BC and CARBC has created an excellent Substance Use Workbook and inquiry tool that is available on our Assessment Page.
3. There is also a thought provoking video on the effects of marijuana use as it relates to mental health and illness.
4. Following that there are a list of services and resources for getting help with marijuana misuse.
1. The brochure that we created below is meant to be a brief overview of the facts and myths of marijuana use and a short quiz on an individuals level of use.
2. HereToHelp BC and CARBC has created an excellent Substance Use Workbook and inquiry tool that is available on our Assessment Page.
3. There is also a thought provoking video on the effects of marijuana use as it relates to mental health and illness.
4. Following that there are a list of services and resources for getting help with marijuana misuse.
Our Brochure - print double-sided and fold in 3
"The Downside of High"
a movie to share with adolescents about the risks of marijuana use.
Written and directed by Bruce Mohun, the movie "tells the stories of three young people from British Columbia who believe - along with their doctors - that their mental illness was triggered by marijuana use. All three spent months in hospital psychiatric wards, and still wage a battle with their illness. Today's super-potent pot may be a big part of the problem. Modern growing techniques have dramatically increased the amount of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana - ramping up the threat to the developing teenage brain.
But there's an intriguing twist to the story: in the process of cultivating more potent strains of pot, growers have also been breeding out a little-known ingredient called cannabidiol that seems to buffer the effects of THC. So today's high-octane pot actually contains a double-whammy - more psychosis-producing THC, and less of the protective CBD or cannabidiol.
For many people, smoking marijuana is not a big deal - it is, after all, the most widely-used illegal drug in the world. The Downside of High provides a scientific perspective on some of the little-known and little discussed risks of marijuana, particularly for teenagers" (CBC, 2013).
a movie to share with adolescents about the risks of marijuana use.
Written and directed by Bruce Mohun, the movie "tells the stories of three young people from British Columbia who believe - along with their doctors - that their mental illness was triggered by marijuana use. All three spent months in hospital psychiatric wards, and still wage a battle with their illness. Today's super-potent pot may be a big part of the problem. Modern growing techniques have dramatically increased the amount of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana - ramping up the threat to the developing teenage brain.
But there's an intriguing twist to the story: in the process of cultivating more potent strains of pot, growers have also been breeding out a little-known ingredient called cannabidiol that seems to buffer the effects of THC. So today's high-octane pot actually contains a double-whammy - more psychosis-producing THC, and less of the protective CBD or cannabidiol.
For many people, smoking marijuana is not a big deal - it is, after all, the most widely-used illegal drug in the world. The Downside of High provides a scientific perspective on some of the little-known and little discussed risks of marijuana, particularly for teenagers" (CBC, 2013).
ServicesAwakening the Spirit
76 Head of the Lake Road Vernon, BC. V1B 2C7 [email protected] The Cedars 3741 Holland Ave. Cobble Hill, BC VOR 1LO www.cedarscobblehill.com #1-866-716-2006 CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) offers a list resources that specifically for youth and cannabis use. The list can be accessed here
Victoria Mental Health Don Tufford 2328 Trent Street Victoria, BC V8R 4Z3 Aboriginal Friendship Centre 551 Chatham Street Victoria, BC V8T 1E1 Round Lake Native Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center 200 Emery Louis Road Armstrong, BC V0E 1B5 Here to Help www.heretohelp.bc.ca Canadian Mental Health Association (BC - Division) www.cmha.bc.ca Centre for Addictions Research BC www.carbc.ca F.O.R.C.E Society for Kids' Mental Health www.forcesociety.com |
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References:
Canadian Broadcasting Centre (CBC). (2013). The Downside of High. Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/the-downside-of-high.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). (2012). Cannabis and Youth Project. Retrieved from http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/Documents/www.camh.net/About_Addiction_Mental_Health/Child_Youth_Family_Resources/CannabisResources.pdf.
Island Health. (2011). Vancouver Island Youth & Family Substance Use Services. Retrieved from http://www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/35002757-196D-4959-9E93-9ADD1DA51401/0/viyfsus_list_sep2011.pdf.
Canadian Broadcasting Centre (CBC). (2013). The Downside of High. Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/the-downside-of-high.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). (2012). Cannabis and Youth Project. Retrieved from http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/Documents/www.camh.net/About_Addiction_Mental_Health/Child_Youth_Family_Resources/CannabisResources.pdf.
Island Health. (2011). Vancouver Island Youth & Family Substance Use Services. Retrieved from http://www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/35002757-196D-4959-9E93-9ADD1DA51401/0/viyfsus_list_sep2011.pdf.
Presentation created by Nicola Bancroft, Maureen Jenkins, Corrine Painter & Tanya Sutherland