The effect of marijuana use could be worse for adolescents who are still growing. A study was conducted by a team from the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to determine the effects of marijuana use in adolescents.
The study, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry analyzed the mental functioning of 100 cannabis users who consume it regularly for 10 years and 50 respondents are not users of marijuana.
They found that 49 people who start taking cannabis user since the age of 15 years have control impulsivity and poorer cognitive function. In the card sorting test, they make more mistakes. This compared with 55 respondents, a late start smoking marijuana, and 44 respondents are not users of marijuana.
"Those who use marijuana as a teenager to have a worse cognitive function. That's because, during adolescence the brain is in a very vulnerable period of the neurotoxic effects of marijuana," said lead researcher Dr. Maria Fontes, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
The use of marijuana as a teenager may lead to mental decline in cognitive function and that is bad for users. According to Dr. Maria, at the age of 15 years old brain is still developing and maturing in a period so that the use of marijuana would be very dangerous.
For the health and reduce the crime rate, the Netherlands, legalizing marijuana too, starting next year will limit consumption of marijuana for residents and tourists. It seems that the legalization of marijuana in Indonesia or to equate with smoking (soft drugs), must still be considered again because marijuana can damage the mental and the body of the wearer. learn to live healthy for a better future.
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