People Who are Heavy Marijuana Smokers May Get Schizophrenia
- New York Post
He added that excessive marijuana use in one’s teens is especially dangerous, as it can impact overall brain development and even cause some changes to its anatomy.
“The brain is at its peak developmental years from 12 to 20,” Krakower said. “When marijuana comes into the picture, normal brain development is impaired.”
According to a report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse published in March 2021, those aged 12 to 17 are more apt than those aged 18 to 25 to become addicted to marijuana within a year after using it for the first time.
The Danish study determined that while cannabis use disorder is not responsible for most schizophrenia cases in Denmark specifically, marijuana consumption has contributed to a rise in schizophrenia in the last 50 years.