'Concerning' cannabis use causing 'escalating' health problems

Escalating cannabis-related health problems among young people has coincided with the arrival of a more potent form of the illegal drug, medical experts have shown.

'Concerning' cannabis use causing 'escalating' health problems

Escalating cannabis-related health problems among young people has coincided with the arrival of a more potent form of the illegal drug, medical experts have shown.

The experts, including adolescent addiction psychiatrist, Dr Bobby Smyth, have published a study in the Irish Medical Journal showing a “concerning picture” from a health perspective for Irish young people.

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