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Marijuana Use Does Not Lead To Mood Disorders

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Some may have been exposed to the idea that using marijuana (cannabis) is associated with depression, or major depressive disorder (MDD). However this causality is not well documented in the literature. This study set out to explore the association of cannabis use and MDD, if any. The data was gathered from the National Epidemiologic Survey […]
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Marijuana Use Disorder Declining Among Adolescents

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The authors of this study assembled data from the adolescent samples of the 2002 to 2013 administrations of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, for ages 12-17 years. In the conclusion they state: “Past-year prevalence of marijuana use disorders among US adolescents declined by an estimated 24% over the 2002 to 2013 period.” […]