Name
THC Changes in Adolescent Brain
Date & Time
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bertha Madras
Description
This presentation will highlight new information on the potential hazards of marijuana use by adolescents. It is presented with a level of simplicity that can be comprehended by parents, teens and clinicians not familiar with recent findings. The presentation will summarize the risks to teens on brain development, suicidality, psychosis, inflammation, especially with newer modes of use: daily use/high potency use . 
 
Learning objectives:
  1. The endocannabinoid signaling system in brain development.
  2. What is currently known about how THC of marijuana can interfere with brain development
  3. Recent studies highlighting the risks of marijuana (THC) exposure for suicidality, psychosis, inflammation. 
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