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Counselling adolescents and parents about cannabis: A primer for health professionals

Canadian Paediatric SocietyPediatrics2020Official publication

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Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2020) on “Counselling adolescents and parents about cannabis: A primer for health professionals”. While cannabis use among adolescents is frequent in Canada, youth do recognize the potential harms, and increasingly expect knowledgeable health care providers to discuss substance use in everyday practice. This practice point provides sound, evidence-based tools to help health professionals address non-medical (recreational) cannabis use and its related risks. After highlighting how to make the clinical setting a sa.

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