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AAP: Marijuana not safe for teens
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30234
Subject(s) - citation , legalization , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , library science , computer science
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued clear guidance to clinicians and their patients that marijuana is not safe for teens. In the March issue of Pediatrics, the AAP's Committee on Substance Use and Prevention published a report titled “Counseling Parents and Teens About Marijuana Use in the Era of Legalization of Marijuana,” which gives specific content to be shared with parents and teen patients.