Cannabis and Teen Mental Health: What Teens Need Know - with Dr. Ryan Sultan

2024-04-19

Is cannabis okay? Can I become addicted to marijuana? It's legalized in some states, doesn't that mean it's safe? It helps take the edge off anxiety, how can that be bad? Are some ways of using marijuana safer than others? Can someone have a bad reaction? If you've asked one or several of these questions before, this episode will provide you with the answers. Dr. Ryan Sultan, Director of Integrative Psych and Mental Health Informatics Lab at Columbia University, and medical researcher Alex Zhang join Leslie to discuss cannabis, it's relationship to the adolescent brain...

Is cannabis okay? Can I become addicted to marijuana? It's legalized in some states, doesn't that mean it's safe? It helps take the edge off anxiety, how can that be bad? Are some ways of using marijuana safer than others? Can someone have a bad reaction? If you've asked one or several of these questions before, this episode will provide you with the answers. Dr. Ryan Sultan, Director of Integrative Psych and Mental Health Informatics Lab at Columbia University, and medical researcher Alex Zhang join Leslie to discuss cannabis, it's relationship to the adolescent brain and mental health.

For more in-depth information on Dr Ryan's work:

Nondisordered Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents (JAMA Network Open)

For Relevant News Articles:

Nature, 12/2023

Scientific American, 12/2023

New Scientist, 11/2023

NBC News, 5/2023

Columbia Psychiatry, 5/2023

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