Marijuana Use in AdolescenceIntroductionThere are several substances inhaled for the development of euphoria, like marijuana...Merrick, JoavGreydanus, Donald E.Nova Science Publishers, Inc.International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health
They were divided into four groups on the basis of their reported marijuana use: low use or nonuse (46%); early long-term use (22%); those who only smoked marijuana during adolescence (11%); and those who began using marijuana later in their teen years and continued using the drug (21...
Use in Adolescence Social Bonds and Marijuana Use in AdolescenceSocial Bonds and Marijuana Use in AdolescenceWeiss, Michael Louis
Medical use of cannabis, requiring the approval of a physician, has been legalized in many countries. Imaging studies have shown conflicting results on the impact of marijuana on brain structure in humans. Some studies suggest regularmarijuana use in adolescence is associated with altered connectivity...
Policy makers are particularly concerned that legalization for either medicinal or recreational purposes will encourage marijuana use among youth. Repeated marijuana use during adolescence may lead to long-lasting changes in brain function that adversely affect educational, professional, and social outcomes....
Although the design of this study did not allow for an examination of causality, the results suggest that initiation of marijuana use in adolescence may impart a higher risk for subsequent insomnia symptoms, or it may mean that those who begin using earlier are more likely to experience insomnia...
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"The association between tobacco use and subsequent marijuana use across adolescence extends to multipletobacco products," the authors write.
We examine two hypotheses: 1) MU is positively associated with SMP in LGB youth; 2) the strength of the associations is stronger in adolescence than young adulthood. Methods Data source Data were from four waves’ public-use Add Health datasets (N = 3342). Add Health was a ...
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