Dr. Laurence Westreich – So Your Child Has a Marijuana Addiction

The legalization of cannabis is rapid and widespread. It’s America’s new big business. The medical use of cannabis is now legal in 36 states and DC.

The recreational use of cannabis is legal in 17 states and DC. Harvard neuroscientist, Jodi Gilman, who researches the effects of cannabis on teenage brains said it best when she said, “it’s the only medicine ever voted on in a ballot box.”

Right now, there are only four FDA approved cannabis medications to date, and they are for controlling, rare pediatric seizures, nausea in cancer, chemotherapy, and weight loss, and loss of appetite in people with HIV and aids. There are no other cannabis products that have been approved by the FDA.

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DR. LARRY WESTREICH BIO:
Laurence M. Westreich, M.D. is a psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of patients diagnosed with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs).

Dr. Westreich completed a residency in Psychiatry at New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center and a two-year fellowship in addiction psychiatry at New York University/Bellevue Hospital. He is board–certified in general psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry.

Dr. Westreich is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, and the author of Helping the Addict you Love (Simon and Schuster, 2007), and A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction (Skyhorse Publishing, 2017). Dr. Westreich is Past President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and serves as Consultant on Behavioral Health and Addiction to the Commissioner of Major League Baseball.

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Dr. Patricia Halligan Bio:
Dr. Patricia Halligan is an Addiction Psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of patients diagnosed with Substance Use Disorders, Prescription Drug Dependency and Process Addictions. She completed a residency in Psychiatry at Cornell-The New York Hospital, followed by a Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1998.

Dr. Halligan is in private practice in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

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Disclaimer:
This video is for informational and educational purposes only. This video does not replace medical, mental health or psychological diagnosis and treatment prescribed by your personal physician, psychologist, therapist or other healthcare provider. Please consult your provider for diagnosis and care before beginning or changing any program or idea discussed.

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