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Study finds marijuana use among teens may cause permanent brain durrrrrrrrr
Regular marijuana use during adolescence, but not adulthood, may permanently impair the brain and increase the risk for certain psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, according to an article published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.
"Over the past 20 years, there has been a major controversy about the long-term effects of marijuana, with some evidence that use in adolescence could be damaging," senior author Asaf Keller said in a press statement. "Previous research has shown that children who started using marijuana before the age of 16 are at greater risk of permanent cognitive deficits, and have a significantly higher incidence of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.
"There likely is a genetic susceptibility, and then you add marijuana during adolescence and it becomes the trigger," he said.
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Marijuana use among teens may cause permanent brain damage, study finds | NJ.com
Study finds marijuana use among teens may cause permanent brain durrrrrrrrr
Regular marijuana use during adolescence, but not adulthood, may permanently impair the brain and increase the risk for certain psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, according to an article published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.
"Over the past 20 years, there has been a major controversy about the long-term effects of marijuana, with some evidence that use in adolescence could be damaging," senior author Asaf Keller said in a press statement. "Previous research has shown that children who started using marijuana before the age of 16 are at greater risk of permanent cognitive deficits, and have a significantly higher incidence of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.
"There likely is a genetic susceptibility, and then you add marijuana during adolescence and it becomes the trigger," he said.
dude, where's my more
Marijuana use among teens may cause permanent brain damage, study finds | NJ.com