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Early-Onset, Regular Cannabis Use Is Linked to IQ Decline
08/13/2013
IQ, NIDA
Up In Smoke
12/27/2013

Not that it wasn’t predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana among high school students.


NIDA, School, Data
Drug Abuse Patterns and Trends in Colorado and the Denver/Boulder Metropolitan Area—Update: January 2014
01/01/2014

Overview of Findings: The most important finding for this reporting period in the Denver/Colorado CEWG area was the upward trend in indicators for methamphetamine, heroin, and prescription opioids/opiates other than heroin.


Rx Drugs, Colorado, NIDA
NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects
06/19/2014

The scientists focus on marijuana’s harmful effects on teens, an age group in which the brain rapidly develops, which is one factor that could help explain increased risks from marijuana use in this population. Research suggests that marijuana impairs critical thinking and memory functions during use and that these deficits persist for days after using. 


youth, NIDA
Marijuana Effects on Body, Brain & Behavior
01/30/2015
video, Volkow, NIDA, body, Brain, Behavior
Mother's and marijuana use
10/01/2015

My main finding is that it's primarily women who were younger when they become mothers who do continue to use marijuana overtime. Also women who are depressed over longer periods of time, women who smoke, women who use more than the recommended amount of alcohol are more likely to continue to use marijuana while pregnant as well as when they're raising their children. So the take-home messages is to ask women about marijuana use. We know that marijuana use is considered more and more acceptable by women and that they may continue to use while they are pregnant and while they are having children.


NIDA, Pregnancy, vidoe, Dr. Genna, Dr. Natacha, interview
Marijuana and teen brain
05/10/2016
Infographics, NIDA
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