Over the last decade, clinics have popped up across Southern California and beyond advertising something called magnetic e-resonance therapy, or MERT, as a therapy for autism.

Increasing evidence has shown that cannabis can help our understanding of neuropsychiatric diseases and shows promise in their treatment as well, especially autism and dementia.

Should we encourage or discourage a person with a substance use disorder to wait till they "hit rock bottom"? Treatment should start in preaddiction, before the worst case.