Cannabis use in teens raises risk of depression in young adults

According to a recent paper published in JAMA Psychiatry, Cannabis use among adolescents is found to be associated with increased risk of depression, anxiety and suicidality in young adulthood.

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The full paper by Gabriella Gobbi, ‘Association of cannabis use in adolescence and risk of depression, anxiety and suicidality in young adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis,’ can be read in JAMA Psychiatry.

“In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies and 23 317 individuals, adolescent cannabis consumption was associated with increased risk of developing depression and suicidal behaviour later in life, even in the absence of a premorbid condition”.

“The paper concludes that preadolescents and adolescents should avoid using cannabis as use is associated with a significant increased risk of developing depression or suicidality in young adulthood; these findings should inform public health policy and governments to apply preventive strategies to reduce the use of cannabis among youth”.