The New York State Summit on Youth Mental Health brought together youth, parents, and experts to explore the psychological and emotional challenges impacting the well-being of youth.
“Our book has been banned because Tango has two dads,” said Justin Richardson, MD, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, who wrote And Tango Makes Three with his husband, Peter Parnell.
LGBT individuals experience additional stress as a result of discrimination and stigma, said Jeremy Kidd, MD, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry.
The compound, called AEF0117, is a signaling inhibitor, which means it blocks only “a pocket” of the CB1 receptor, explains Margaret Haney, PhD, director of the Cannabis Research Laboratory.
“For individuals with ADHD a simple task can seem very daunting and requires a lengthy thought process,” said Jacques Ambrose, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry.
“This is one of the very few medications that I’ve tested to directly decrease the effects of cannabis,” Margaret (Meg) Haney, PhD, the director of the cannabis research laboratory at Columbia, said.
In a Phase 2a clinical trial, Columbia researchers found that the drug AEFO117 significantly reduced the effects of cannabis in daily cannabis smokers.
Dr. Nathan Ha specializes in providing mental health care to adults and older adolescents and has expertise in helping those affected by differences of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.
