Study: Cannabis use can lead to addiction

Cannabis use can become addictive and cause mental health problems, according to a 20-year study.

Study: Cannabis use can lead to addiction

The research, carried out over 20 years by Wayne Hall, a British expert on addiction, found that one in six teenagers who regularly smoke the drug become dependent on it.

It concluded that using the drug while pregnant reduces birth weight, while teenage users do worse at school and are twice as likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia or report psychotic symptoms in adulthood.

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