Assoc. Prof. Dr. Weerasak Charatchaisri or “Doctor Mu”, a medical professor specializing in forensic medicine. Srinakharinwirot University (Srinakharinwirot University) has come out to post an issue of marijuana use on children’s brains. along with telling the disadvantages that may be dangerous in many ways
From the case that the online world has shared pictures of 2 boys, aged 9 and 10, sitting and smoking marijuana in the middle of Pattaya. There was a 25-year-old male teenager who was freshly yelling at each other to smoke when he went to warn him, claiming that his father was a soldier. Fear of destroying the future of children – the image of tourism Requesting officials to inspect and help
Later, on December 2, Facebook “Moo Weerasak” or Assoc. Srinakharinwirot University (Srinakharinwirot University) has issued a post to educate children and adolescents on cannabis, stating, “Children’s and adolescent brains are constantly developing. Until about age 25, marijuana use during childhood and youth may harm the developing brain (1,2). The negative effects of adolescent cannabis use include (1):
1. Problems with thinking and problem solving
2. Problems with memory and learning
Decreased coordination between hands, eyes and legs
4. Lack of concentration, difficult to maintain attention.
5. Problems with school and social life
How Cannabis Affects Adolescents’ Lives: Increased Risk of Mental Health Problems Cannabis use has been linked to a number of mental health problems, such as depression and social anxiety (1). Cannabis users are more likely to develop transient psychosis. (Unknown, delusional and paranoid) and long-standing mental disorders. including schizophrenia (A type of mental illness where people may see or hear things that are not actually there.) (3) The association between cannabis and schizophrenia was greater in those who started cannabis use at an early age and use marijuana…more often About 3 out of 10 children and adolescents were found to be addicted to marijuana. when used for a while (4)
Reference from:
1) National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, “The health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids: Current state of evidence and recommendations for research,” Washington, DC, 2017.
2) Batalla A, Bhattacharyya S, Yücel M, Fusar-Poli P, Crippa JA, Nogué S, Torrens M, Pujol J, Farré M, Martin-Santos R. Structural and functional imaging studies in chronic cannabis users: a systematic review of adolescent and adult findings. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55821.
3) Volkow ND, Swanson JM, Evins AE, DeLisi LE, Meier MH, Gonzalez R, Bloomfield MA, Curran HV, Baler R. Effects of Cannabis Use on Human Behavior, Including Cognition, Motivation, and Psychosis: A Review. JAMA Psychiatry. 2016 Mar;73(3):292-7.
4) Hasin DS, Saha TD, Kerridge BT, Goldstein RB, Chou SP, Zhang H, Jung J, Pickering RP, Ruan WJ, Smith SM, Huang B, Grant BF. Prevalence of Marijuana Use Disorders in the United States Between 2001-2002 and 2012-2013. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;72(12):1235-42.”