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When Your College Kid Self-Medicates Anxiety, A Family Story
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Lynne’s first clue that her son might be using substances was finding a Google search: “marijuana for anxiety.”
Outwardly, there was nothing particularly concerning about his behavior - at first. He had always made good grades, even as an elite athlete headed for college play. But inside, the looming life changes were causing a lot of anxiety. The first time he tried marijuana, he knew it was exactly what he had been looking for and it worked…for a while.
Once he got to college, his use of marijuana was compounded by other substances, his grades plummeted, and Lynne’s…
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