"As I left my son in the psychiatric ward, I noticed the paintings from other patients hanging on the wall I knew it would not be long before Steve's painting would be hanging alongside them - tears rolled down my cheek"
- Terry Hammond (Gone to Pot)
A book about cannabis and its consequences
Gone to Pot is a book about cannabis use and the serious consequences it has on young people developing cannabis induced psychosis. Meticulously researched, the book exposes how cannabis use amongst teenagers is soaring and how thousands of distraught parents are finding out too late that the new strains of cannabis, dominating our communities, are wrecking their children’s mental health. In London a staggering 30% of all new cases of psychosis are linked to cannabis use - in Amsterdam it’s 50%. The book tackles the issue head on with a step-by-step guide on how parents can approach the subject of dangerous substances to their preteen and teenage children. It also offers tried and tested strategies to help parents who are wrestling with a child who is using cannabis or has succumbed to cannabis induced mental illness. Gone to Pot does not set out to demonise cannabis or its uses but to provide a balanced personal, scientific and social perspective, highlighting both its therapeutic value and its harmful properties.
Take a look at the video here, made by Lions Health and won Silver.
It is me talking and really gives you a good flavour of the content of the book that I have subsequently written here called 'Gone to Pot'.
You can read extracts of the book by clicking below.
