For many years, the message about marijuana was it was a "gateway" drug to other more dangerous and illegal drugs. As a therapist working with adolescents in South Florida in the 1970s and 1980s, that was our clinical message to teens and adults. Pablo Escobar, the Calle Cartel, and Manuel Noreiga were flooding the streets with all kinds of drugs. Today, "street" drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, opioids and Xanax-look-a-likes are laced with fentanyl that produced more than 115,000 overdose deaths in 2023 - up from 64,000 in 2017. Along comes medical cannabis and states approving recreational marijuana use.
In this podcast, we talk with an internationally recognized expert in the therapeutic, pharmaceutically produced, and medically scripted cannabis and its applications for many conditions from anorexia to a list of neurologic conditions. Our guests include, Laszlo L. Metchler, MD, FAAN, FEAN,FASN, FAHS, Board Certified Neurologist and Oncologist and expert in neuro-research and neuroimaging, Maria Caserta, Director of Community Education and Marketing (mcaserta@dentinstitute.com), and DENT's researcher, Chris Ralyea. This podcast is straightforward, purely science, research, and clinically accurate information from the experts at DENT Neurological Institute www.dentinstitute.com (716) 250-2000. Dr. Metchler has spoken about the appropriate use of medical cannabis around the world and has developed a line of products - available now. DENT Neurologic Institute is the largest neurology practice in the USA. They created the DENT Neuroscience Research Center (not-for-profit) to constantly explore new treatments- both located in Amherst, NY. Please share this podcast with those who can benefit from this information. Thank you very much! Be well!
Tom McNulty, M.S.
Host

Hurricanes, Tornado Storms, Flash Floods, Mudslides, Forest Fires, & Trauma:
What To Say and Not Say To Children and Adolescents

We get multi-level, print and electronic, and tragically repetitive news stories that adults take for granted. Still, the weather and natural disasters emotionally impact children because the drama leads to the trauma. Recently, several neighbors with children have asked me about what they should say regarding the fear and worry they see in their children about "weather trauma". It is a real thing. The reoccurring threat of hurricanes, floods, forest fires, and tornado storms has caught the attention of our kids. Their brains cannot properly process the power of these traumas and, therefore, they tighten up, cry, have nightmares, and have lots of questions. Are you ready to answer their questions or recognize their warning signs?
This broadcast will give you fundamental tips to address your children's reactions and the critical importance of active listening and helpful communication. Be well. Be safe.
Thank you,
Tom McNulty, M.S.
Sponsors: DENT Neurologic Institute, Buffalo Renaissance Foundation, The Episodes Project

Tom McNulty, M.S. has 45+ years in behavioral health. As such, he was very excited about interviewing DENT Neurologic Institute's Director of Addiction Medicine, Dawn Harbatkin, M.D. - board-certified in Addiction Medicine and also in Internal Medicine.
If you have a family member, neighbor, co-worker, colleague, or friend struggling with addiction to nicotine, alcohol, opioids, or is a multi-drug user/abuser, there is tremendous help at DENT Neurologic Institute (716-961-9204) - the kind of immediate help that can save a life! Why wouldn't you call today?
DENT Neurologic Institute's Addiction Services promises an appointment within 48 hours - that's incredible! Using an "integrative" approach, Dr. Harbatkin can address medical and addiction issues together, in collaboration with your loved one's other physicians and primary care. Treatment is compassionate and educational, and Dr. Harbatkin addresses addiction as the brain disease that it is with no punitive messaging should someone relapse. Gone are the days of being kicked out of treatment for a "dirty urine" report. Find out about the humanistic approach Dr. Harbatkin employs and how she supports the use of medicines she believes are grossly underutilized, yet extremely effective.
This is a podcast to share! Please! You may save a life. Let TODAY be the day you find the courage to call DENT Neurologic Institute's Addiction Services at (716-961-9204). Thank you and thank you, Dr. Dawn Harbatkin for saving lives.

Tom McNulty, M.S.
Host, MindSet with Tom McNulty, M.S.
Sponsored by The Episodes Project, Buffalo Rennaissance Foundation's Veteran Committee, DENT Neurologic Institute, Success Stories, Inc. and Spotlight on Hope, Inc.