TO FOCUS ON ADOLESCENT BRAIN AND THC FIVE REASONS INFO: Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the US and it is addictive; there are more youths in treatment for marijuana dependence than for any other drug Our brain develops until age 25 Brain is more sensitive Brain structure still changes There is greater risk of dependency THC affects emotions and reasoning different ages Before age 16 causes Impaired reaction time in attention, processing and fluency in tasks Higher incidence of anxiety disorders Before age 17 causes Smaller brain size Lower percentage of grey matter Between age 16-19 causes Decreased size of the right prefrontal cortex Decreased depth of sulci Thinning in frontal, temporal & parietal lobes Smaller bilateral hippocampal volumes
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TO FOCUSON ADOLESCENT BRAIN
AND THC
FIVE REASONS
INFO: Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the US and it is addictive; there are more youths in treatment for marijuana dependence than for any other drug
Our brain develops until age 25
Brain is more sensitive
Brain structure still changes
There is greater risk of dependency
THC affects emotions and reasoning
THC use during
different ages
Before age 16 causes Impaired reaction time in attention, processing and
fluency in tasks Higher incidence of anxiety
disorders
Before age 17 causes Smaller brain size
Lower percentage of grey matter
Between age 16-19 causes
Decreased size of the right prefrontal cortex
Decreased depth of sulci Thinning in frontal, temporal &
parietal lobes Smaller bilateral hippocampal
volumes
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