Young Adults Should Heed Mounting Evidence on Cannabis Harms

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Young Adults Should Heed Mounting Evidence on Cannabis Harms

Addiction, Drug Information, Recovery for ProfessionalsBy John Harden July 21, 2021

Young adults should heed the mounting evidence regarding marijuana’s effects on the young adult brain. In a recent evidence-based review of research published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, Dr. R.D. Crean et al bring forward the results of a wide array of evidence-based studies on the effects of marijuana use on cognition, identifying a…

Cannabis Use Damages Cognitive Functioning

Detox, Drug Information, Drug RehabBy John Harden July 9, 2021

New research confirms what many people already know about marijuana. In spite of its increasing popularity, weed is not the benign, all-purpose nutrient that the industry promotes. Damage to the brain from cannabis use includes a person’s response time, executive functioning and residual verbal memory. In laymen’s terms this means that the cannabis user’s decision-making,…