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The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story

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Mon, Mar 24, 2025 12:55 PM

Good morning, campus partners,

The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story

Laura Stack’s 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide on November 20, 2019, after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates. Soon afterward, Laura started a 501c3, Johnny’s Ambassadors, to educate parents, teens, and communities about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide. In this session, Laura will share the story of Johnny’s marijuana addiction from a parent’s point of view, a poignant chronicle of the shocking descent from innocence to eventual suicide. Before marijuana, Johnny was a computer whiz with a 4.0 GPA and a perfect math score on the SAT. After marijuana, he stole his family dog from the home and threatened to kill it without payment from his mother. With moving candor, Laura traces the first warning signs, their attempts at rehabilitation, and his eventual demise. Three days before his death, Johnny issued his own warning about marijuana usage. Laura’s real-life story is backed by recent scientific research on how today’s THC products can harm our youth. Interested in hearing more from Johnny’s Ambassadors? Registerhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/opcsmh-7th-biennial-conference-tickets-1115516011419?aff=oddtdtcreator for the OPCSMH 7th Biennial Conference: The Evolving Landscape of Campus Behavioral Health today!

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Take care,
Chris

Chris Tutino, MPH, CHES (he, him, his)
Dissemination Coordinator, Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health (OPCSMH)
Department of Psychiatry

Northeast Ohio Medical University
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Good morning, campus partners, The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story Laura Stack’s 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide on November 20, 2019, after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates. Soon afterward, Laura started a 501c3, Johnny’s Ambassadors, to educate parents, teens, and communities about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide. In this session, Laura will share the story of Johnny’s marijuana addiction from a parent’s point of view, a poignant chronicle of the shocking descent from innocence to eventual suicide. Before marijuana, Johnny was a computer whiz with a 4.0 GPA and a perfect math score on the SAT. After marijuana, he stole his family dog from the home and threatened to kill it without payment from his mother. With moving candor, Laura traces the first warning signs, their attempts at rehabilitation, and his eventual demise. Three days before his death, Johnny issued his own warning about marijuana usage. Laura’s real-life story is backed by recent scientific research on how today’s THC products can harm our youth. Interested in hearing more from Johnny’s Ambassadors? Register<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opcsmh-7th-biennial-conference-tickets-1115516011419?aff=oddtdtcreator> for the OPCSMH 7th Biennial Conference: The Evolving Landscape of Campus Behavioral Health today! [cid:image002.png@01DB9C9A.5E9855E0] Take care, Chris Chris Tutino, MPH, CHES (he, him, his) Dissemination Coordinator, Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health (OPCSMH) Department of Psychiatry Northeast Ohio Medical University 4209 St. Rt. 44 | PO Box 95 | Rootstown, Ohio 44272 Connect with the OPCSMH! Website<https://www.neomed.edu/csmh/>| X<https://twitter.com/neomedopcsmh> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/74567516/admin/feed/posts/> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUf15GQPbeWeikAHLfLJaoQ> | Listserv<https://opcsmh.neomed.edu/list/opcsmh.opcsmh.neomed.edu> “Promoting mental health awareness, reducing stigma, and preventing suicide since 2010.” [A black background with white text Description automatically generated]