Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health “have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to suffer from psychotic symptoms.” The study, which followed 3800 people born in the…

According to an NRMA study, “the amount of time drivers spend with their eyes off the road increases by up to 400 per cent when they’re sending or receiving texts.” A British study has even found that texting is more dangerous than driving under the influence of cannabis or…

This article discusses the importance of sleep for teenagers and brings up a study that found “sleep disorders and drug use in teens were closely inter-twined.” It also found that “teens with a friend who slept less than seven hours a night were 11 per cent more likely to use…

A recent US government report “predicts that over the coming decade...stoned grandpas and grandmas will be commonplace especially where marijuana can be obtained legally for medicinal purposes.” According to the report, “the number of 55 to 59-year-olds in the US using marijuana…

A Mount Waverly rehabilitation centre for those under 16 years of age, has released figures about its clients as it faces possible closure due to a lack of funding. According to the figures, “more than half its clients began taking drugs aged 12 and under.” Cannabis was the “drug…