The way parents talk to their kids about alcohol often differs from how they talk about cannabis. While children and teens whose brains are still developing shouldn't consume cannabis, some parents argue that it's nonetheless safer than consuming alcohol, which carries the risk of drunk driving or blacking out in dangerous situations. In the age of legalization, here's how parents are broaching the topic of bud versus booze.
After a battery of tests and misdiagnoses, I was finally diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease twelve years ago, and thus began a long battle with trial-and-error medical treatments. I changed my diet several times, even though my doctors didn’t seem confident it would change much (it didn’t), went to physical therapy for pain-related issues, and took so many different pharmaceuticals I can’t even begin to recall each and every one. My days were foggy due to side effects from pharmaceuticals, such as steroids, that made me feel worse than I did before I even took them.
