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Dr. amen warns cannabis stops brain development in adolescents, young adults

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The recreational use of marijuana has become more common in recent years.

But some research has revealed that cannabis consumption could have negative effects on the body, especially the brain.

A recent French study suggested that cannabis consumption increases the risk of heart attack and stroke that cocaine, while a Canadian study has revealed that the risk of dementia is linked to hospital visits linked to cannabis in the elderly.

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In an interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Daniel Amen – Psychiatrist, specialist in cerebral imaging and founder of Amen Clinicals in California – confirmed that “clear” people who use marijuana have a lower blood flow in their brain, according to decades of brain imaging carried out in clinics.

Young woman, rolling joint

New research has revealed the negative impact of cannabis on the heart and the brain. (istock)

These results – as well as associations between marijuana and heart disease – has been supported by other recent research.

“We were lied to that marijuana is harmless, that marijuana is good medicine,” said Amen. “And I think that for some people, it can be useful. But adolescents who use it, or people in their twenties, have a higher impact of anxiety, depression, suicide and psychosis.”

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In a new study that compared people who smoked cigarettes with those who smoked marijuana, marijuana users have undergone more pulmonary damage, he said.

“It’s just not great for us,” said Amen.

Young woman smokes

Developing research shows that smoking marijuana is “simply not great for us”, according to a brain doctor. (istock)

Amen noted one of the “horrible trends” he saw, it is the parents who smoke pot with their teenagers and young adults.

“It just makes me think that we are going in the wrong direction,” he said.

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While some people may say that alcohol is worse for the body that marijuana, amen stressed that “none of them is good for you”.

“Why would you like to consume something that makes your brain older than you?” He asked.

Marijuana smoking couple at home

Parents who smoke with their adolescents or young adults are a “horrible trend”, noted the doctor. (istock)

As the brain of a young adult is not fully developed, cannabis consumption can withdraw young people mentally, causing problems such as anxiety and depression, adorned.

“When you start consuming marijuana, alcohol or other drugs, your development is arrested,” he said.

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“Many people do not really appreciate the importance of their brain at 17, 18, 21 or 23, because it really does not stop developing before 25 or 26 years,” said Amen. “And if you hurt him early, it can never make up for it.”

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