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rubberlizard
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Study Says Long Term Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Cause Problems Later In Life
#22075332 - 08/11/15 08:36 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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http://www.techtimes.com/articles/74618/20150806/study-says-long-term-teen-marijuana-use-does-not-cause-problems-later-in-life.htm
Study Says Long Term Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Cause Problems Later In Life
By Rina Marie Doctor, Tech Times | August 6, 9:07 AM
Marijuana
A new study found that marijuana use during adolescence up until adulthood does not cause significant physical and mental health problems later in life. The researchers found that there are no differences in the outcomes of the subjects, regardless of the amount and frequency of marijuana use.
Researchers found that using marijuana during the adolescent stage does not cause extensive health problems during adulthood. The new study was not able to find a significant link between teenage marijuana use and the development of physical and mental health conditions including asthma, depression and psychotic illnesses later in life.
The scientists from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Rutgers University performed the study by collating data from the Pittsburgh Youth Study, which monitored 14-year-old males from Pittsburgh public schools since the late 1980s to investigate different issues surrounding health and social aspects. The said database tracked down the participants up until 2009-2010, when they were already aged 36.
For the particular study, the subjects were classified into four groups in accordance to their reported use of marijuana. The percentage per groups are as follows: 46 percent were low or non-users, 22 percent were early chronic users, 11 percent were marijuana users only during adolescence and 21 percent were late-adolescent users, who continued using marijuana.
The findings of the study, published [pdf] in the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, show that the subjects who engaged in chronic marijuana use did not exhibit more risks of developing physical and mental health issues during their mid-30s. As a matter of fact, the researchers wrote, no notable differences were seen between the health prognoses of marijuana trajectory groups, despite the absence of possible confounding controls on the models. This finding is said to be specifically outstanding because those who were categorized under the chronic users group have an average marijuana use of once per week during their late teenage years and persisted with the habit in a rate of about three to four times per week when they were 20-26 years old.
"What we found was a little surprising," says Jordan Bechtold, PhD, lead researcher and a psychology research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The physical and mental health prognoses of all users, regardless of how much and how often they use marijuana during their teenage years, were not significantly different.
The researchers wanted to contribute to the debate regarding the legalization of marijuana, says Bechtold. Although the issue is a bit complex, officials should not isolate one research, he adds.
In the end, the authors concluded that the physical and mental outcome of marijuana users is just one factor to consider in the legalization of marijuana. Other factors such as cognitive and intellectual health should also be considered by officials. Many studies have investigated on these factors and much more, hence authorities should look into the findings of each and every single study to have a larger view of the consequences of early-onset marijuana use.
Full paper: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/adb-adb0000103.pdf
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toader123


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Re: Study Says Long Term Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Cause Problems Later In Life [Re: rubberlizard]
#22080339 - 08/12/15 08:14 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I truly believe smoking too much marijuana at a young age effected me mentally. It caused me to have severe panic attacks that lead to a panic disorder for a long time. Sure I probably had a few screws loose already, but marijuana definitely played a major role in my mental health issues. I've also talked to many people that have went through the same problems. All who smoked ridiculous amounts of herb at a young age. I was always one who advocated its use, but I think like anything else, you must treat it with respect. Certainly not against it. Just my experience.
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Re: Study Says Long Term Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Cause Problems Later In Life [Re: toader123] 1
#22080491 - 08/12/15 09:08 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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The study probably noticed a standard distribution of improved, neutral, and negative health changes over time. It's not that marijuana CAN'T affect someone negatively, the study is claiming that smoking marijuana creates the same distribution of health changes over time as not smoking marijuana.
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