Growing Evidence Supports Marijuana's Link to Mental Health Risks
Growing Evidence , Supports Marijuana's Link , to Mental Health Risks .
NBC reports that a growing number of experts have raised
serious concerns regarding the mental impact of marijuana
use by adolescents and young adults reaching record highs.
Dr. Ryan Sultan, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
at Columbia Irving Medical Center, is one of the experts
speaking out about the risks associated with marijuana use.
Of all the people I’ve diagnosed
with a psychotic disorder, I can’t
think of a single one who wasn’t
also positive for cannabis, Dr. Ryan Sultan, Assistant professor of clinical
psychiatry at Columbia Irving Medical Center, via NBC.
NBC reports that evidence is growing of marijuana's
link with psychiatric disorders that include
depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
A new study highlights concerns that heavy use
of high-potency cannabis could worsen an
ongoing mental health crisis in young adults. .
A new study highlights concerns that heavy use
of high-potency cannabis could worsen an
ongoing mental health crisis in young adults. .
There is a big sense of urgency not
just because more people are smoking
marijuana, but because more people
are using it in ways that are harmful, with
higher and higher concentration of THC. , Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), via NBC.
Another study by researchers in Denmark and
the U.S. National Institutes of Health found
a link between cannabis use and schizophrenia. .
The findings, which were published in the journal
'Psychological Medicine,' were based on data from
nearly 7 million men and women in Denmark.
The findings, which were published in the journal
'Psychological Medicine,' were based on data from
nearly 7 million men and women in Denmark.
Currently, recreational marijuana has been
legalized in 22 states, with more states
expected to continue the legalization trend.
Currently, recreational marijuana has been
legalized in 22 states, with more states
expected to continue the legalization trend.
According to NIDA's most recent data, over one
in ten young adults between the ages of 19 and 30
report using marijuana daily, a record high.
NBC reports that a growing number of experts have raised
serious concerns regarding the mental impact of marijuana
use by adolescents and young adults reaching record highs.
Dr. Ryan Sultan, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry
at Columbia Irving Medical Center, is one of the experts
speaking out about the risks associated with marijuana use.
Of all the people I’ve diagnosed
with a psychotic disorder, I can’t
think of a single one who wasn’t
also positive for cannabis, Dr. Ryan Sultan, Assistant professor of clinical
psychiatry at Columbia Irving Medical Center, via NBC.
NBC reports that evidence is growing of marijuana's
link with psychiatric disorders that include
depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
A new study highlights concerns that heavy use
of high-potency cannabis could worsen an
ongoing mental health crisis in young adults. .
A new study highlights concerns that heavy use
of high-potency cannabis could worsen an
ongoing mental health crisis in young adults. .
There is a big sense of urgency not
just because more people are smoking
marijuana, but because more people
are using it in ways that are harmful, with
higher and higher concentration of THC. , Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), via NBC.
Another study by researchers in Denmark and
the U.S. National Institutes of Health found
a link between cannabis use and schizophrenia. .
The findings, which were published in the journal
'Psychological Medicine,' were based on data from
nearly 7 million men and women in Denmark.
The findings, which were published in the journal
'Psychological Medicine,' were based on data from
nearly 7 million men and women in Denmark.
Currently, recreational marijuana has been
legalized in 22 states, with more states
expected to continue the legalization trend.
Currently, recreational marijuana has been
legalized in 22 states, with more states
expected to continue the legalization trend.
According to NIDA's most recent data, over one
in ten young adults between the ages of 19 and 30
report using marijuana daily, a record high.