News & Events
Much of our work involves measuring the difference others make. Getting involved and making our own difference is also an important part of who we are as individuals and as an organization.
The MSF Neighborhood Safety Workgroup in partnership with the San Diego HIDTA will be hosting an upcoming virtual training opportunity on June 17, additional informaiton and and regsitration is provided below.
Topic: Meth 360 Informational Toolkit - Everything You Need to Know
Date: June 17, 2021
Time: 1:00 to 2:30PM
Link to Register: Click here
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Thank you to those that attended the MPI - IASIC news event. IASIC, the International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis, is a medical organization of doctors who educate on marijuana based on the scientific and medical literature. IASIC is a non-partisan and non-political group created to facilitate informed decisions when considering cannabis policy and law. Lots of great data and research provided during the event.
For link to full news event click here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDYsV2MnqLQ
For the news event without Q/A located here, MPI IASIC Media Event Edited_Final.mp4 (dropbox.com)
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New advocacy group formed - IASIC, the International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis, are doctors who educate on marijuana. The science counters the misperception of the safety of marijuana by international experts who provide science, data, plus clinical expertise. This non-partisan and non-political group are developed, organized, and guided by doctors. MPI is proud to be partnering with them to get the word out about marijuana.
This group has developed an easy to use medical library for the public to understand the harms associated with use. The link below will take you the IASIC site and library.
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May is Mental Heath Awareness month an important time to have a discussion about marijuana use and mental health.
The acute and chronic problems cannabis-dependent individuals face are serious, disheartening, and deserving of treatment. National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data on 505,796 Americans2 show that between 2008 and 2016 individuals aged 12 to 17, who met criteria for a cannabis use disorder (CUD), were 25% more common in states that had enacted Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) as opposed to those who did not. In addition, the THC content of the various preparations of cannabis has risen over the past 10 years.
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The rates of young children accidentally ingesting illicit substances has been on the rise in recent years. This is in part due to increased opioid use and a broadening of states permitting legal cannabis. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home orders came into play, Natalie Laub, MD, a child abuse pediatrician at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and an assistant clinical professor at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, noticed added stress on this troubling trend.
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