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Adolescent Marijuana Abuse

According to a recent LA Times article, there is surge in the number of teens landing in emergency rooms or drug treatment centers due to the use of high potency marijuana now widely available. Guest host Patt Morrison talks with Ron Plotts, the Clinical Director of Phoenix House in Lakeview Terrace, about a possible crisis of marijuana use in adolescents and the social factors that contribute to drug abuse in teens.