usingmarijuana usestatus of friends of friends who are not themselves friends of the respondent in order to instrument for the respondent’smarijuana use. Our models also include school and gradefixed effects. Marijuana use in adolescence leads to a large reduction in the likelihood of college and...
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Intervention and prevention programs must better address effects of marijuana, acknowledging that while there may be some benefits medically, marijuana use can affect functioning during adolescence when the brain is still developing.doi:10.1007/s40429-017-0170-yD’Amico, Elizabeth J....
Regular THC use among adolescents may have harmful, long-lasting effects on cognitive development.40 Strains of cannabis with THC might impair attention and memory.41 Adolescents might have poor school or work performance.41 Cannabis use during adolescence may also increase the risk of addiction or...
Some studies suggest regularmarijuana use in adolescence is associated with altered connectivity and reduced volume of specific brain regions involved in a broad range of executive functions such as memory, learning, and impulse control compared to people who do not use. Some studies have also ...
Marijuana is most often smoked in cigarettes, hollowed-out cigars, pipes, or water pipes, but is sometimes mixed into food or tea (1). Why are there concerns about teen use of marijuana? During adolescence, many developmental changes are occurring and poor choices could affect a teen’s ...
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Implications are discussed in terms of mechanisms that account for initial and continued use of marijuana by adolescents, how use is associated with key developmental milestones and adult role socialization, and the potential of marijuana use during adolescence in furthering later drug involvement....
illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, marijuana use may serve as atrigger for the disease's expression. There also is some research that shows that heavy use of marijuana in adolescence (particularly in teenage girls) can be a predictor of depression and anxiety later on in ...