Earlier this year I wrote a blog post called 5 Things To Do When You Find Out Your Son Is Smoking Pot. Teenage boys love marijuana. And, most parents are not happy about it at all. This may not come as a surprise to you. I know I did not have to look up any research studies to reach this conclusion. It is concerning on many levels, but have you ever stopped to consider why pot is so attractive to teens?

I had the opportunity recently to interview Dr. Robert Benavides Jr., a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Santa Rosa, about his many years of experience counseling teenagers with substance abuse issues. Below are…