A National Institutes of Health study suggests a link between cannabis use and higher suicide ideation, plan and attempt levels.
His parents Bart and Hazel now work with Mar-Anon, a fellowship to help loved ones affected by another person’s cannabis use.
Kevin’s death gives a face to the connection between cannabis and suicide.
Psychosis is a symptom of the impaired ability to distinguish reality.
Instead, he developed psychosis, snuck out of a psychiatric facility, and ended his life by jumping in front of traffic.
Johnny’s parents started Johnny’s Ambassadors, educating parents and teens about the risks of today’s high-THC marijuana on brain development, mental illness, and suicide.