The Brain
What continues to grow until the age of 25?
Your brain
This chemical in cannabis is responsible for most of its effects on the brain.
What is THC?
Teens who use cannabis often lose interest in things they used to love.
What is low motivation?
Using cannabis before the age of 25 raises the risk of these long-lasting thinking problems.
What are memory and cognitive problems?
Which brain skill helps you plan, stay organized, and make good decisions?
What is Executive Functioning?
THC makes it harder for this skill to work. Examples: focusing on school work
What is attention?
Cannabis can make this emotion stronger - feelings of nervousness or jumpy.
What is anxiety?
Havy uses increase the chance of developing these mood disorders later on.
What are depression and anxiety?
These circuits help you learn new things and remember schoolwork.
What are learning and memory circuits?
This is a common effect of cannabis that makes it hard to remember.
What is short term memory loss?
Teens who use cannabis often report feeling disconnected from friends and activities because this social feeling changes.
What is interest or social connection?
What is psychosis?
Regular cannabis uses as a teen can change this long-term ability.
What is Brain Development
Cannabis can affect this part of your body making you clumsy or off balance.
What is the motor system?
Low mood, sadness, and trouble handling stress can appear after frequent cannabis use.
What is depression?
Teen cannabis use can increase risk for these two mental illnesses, especially for those with family history.
What are bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?