Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. ~Author unknown, attributed to a 7-year-old named Bobby
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Teenagers in Canada are among the largest consumers of marijuana in the world. According to new research, the damage marijuana causes to their brains is worse than originally thought.
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatric researcher from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Toronto, led the study which suggests that daily marijuana use in teenagers can cause depression and anxiety, and have an irreversible long-term effect on the brain.
Gobbi’s study concentrated on serotonin and norepinephrine, which are involved in the regulations of neurological functions such as mood control and anxiety.
“Teenagers who are exposed to cannabis have decreased serotonin transmission, which leads to mood disorders, as well as increased norepinephrine transmission, which leads to greater long-term susceptibility to stress,” said Dr. Gobbi.
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