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A new study, published in Neurobiology of Disease, states that daily consumption of marijuana (cannabis) in teens can cause depression and anxiety, and have an irreversible long-term effect on the brain.

Researchers have generally known for years that young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely than others to smoke cigarettes and abuse alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and other street drugs.

According to Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatric researcher from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, the damaging effects of marijuana on young brains are worse than originally thought.

“We wanted to know what happens in the brains of teenagers when they use marijuana and whether they are more susceptible to its neurological effects than adults,” stated Dr. Gobbi.

Her study points to an apparent action of marijuana on two important compounds in the brain — serotonin and norepinephrine — which are involved in the regulation of neurological functions such as mood control and anxiety.

“Teenagers who are exposed to marijuana have decreased serotonin transmission, which leads to mood disorders, as well as increased norepinephrine transmission, which leads to greater long-term susceptibility to stress,” Dr. Gobbi stated.

This is the first study to demonstrate that marijuana consumption causes more serious damage during adolescence than adulthood. This research was funded by a grant from The Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation (CPRF).

Dr. CE Gant, in his book on Alternative Medicine Solutions for AD/HD, states that young people that have ADHD symptoms commonly have deficiencies in amino acids and essential fatty acids (e.g. fish oil) and therefore should have a functional lab test for ADHD to determine what all the deficiencies might be.

Young people are commonly “self medicating” with various drugs to feel better.