{"id":1892,"date":"2018-11-02T16:08:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T05:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/marijuana-worse-for-teen-brains-than-alcohol-study-finds-2\/"},"modified":"2018-11-02T16:08:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T05:08:40","slug":"marijuana-worse-for-teen-brains-than-alcohol-study-finds-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/marijuana-worse-for-teen-brains-than-alcohol-study-finds-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana worse for teen brains than alcohol, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov\/drugs\/marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marijuana<\/a>&nbsp;use causes more long-term damage to teen brains than alcohol use, according to a new study entitled \u201c<a title=\"A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development\" href=\"https:\/\/ajp.psychiatryonline.org\/doi\/full\/10.1176\/appi.ajp.2018.18020202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The study \u2013 completed by researchers at the University of Montreal \u2013 followed 3,800 Montreal teens over the course of four years. As part of the study, teen participants were questioned about their marijuana and alcohol use, and took computer-based cognitive tests.<\/p>\n<p>They found that marijuana had more of an effect on the teens\u2019 skills, memory and behavior than alcohol\u2026 Even after students reported stopping marijuana, their cognition did not improve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCannabis causes cognitive impairment and delayed cognitive development in adolescents,&#8221; Patricia Conrad, the lead author and professor of psychiatry at the University of Montreal, told NBC News. \u201cThis study focuses on the neuropsychological effects of cannabis. We think it\u2019s important because it is linked to how someone functions in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The findings were published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/kids-health\/marijuana-may-be-worse-teen-brains-alcohol-study-finds-n916296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2018 Marijuana&nbsp;use causes more long-term damage to teen brains than alcohol use, according to a new study entitled \u201cA Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development.\u201d The study \u2013 completed by researchers at the University of Montreal \u2013 followed 3,800 Montreal teens over the course of four years. 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