Clinical Takeaway A 15-year Canadian cohort study tracked adolescents into early adulthood to examine how early risk factors like body image concerns and disordered eating predict later outcomes including mental health conditions...
endocannabinoid system clinical research: Eating Disorders
Clinical Takeaway A 15-year Canadian cohort study tracked adolescents into early adulthood to examine how body image concerns and disordered eating in youth contribute to later eating disorders, mental health conditions, and...
`Cannabinoid Clinical Trials: Cannabis Interventions for Teens`
Clinical Takeaway Scare-tactic cannabis prevention campaigns often fail because teens hold widely different beliefs about the drug, and a one-size-fits-all message rarely lands. This research tested a smarter approach: when a teen...
Endocannabinoid System & Teen Mental Health Risk Factors
Clinical Takeaway Adolescents with depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic symptoms were more likely to initiate and increase cannabis use over an 18-month follow-up period. This longitudinal evidence supports the self-medication...
`Endocannabinoid System & Adolescent Eating Disorder Research`
Clinical Takeaway The REAL 2.0 study tracked Canadian youth for 15 years to examine how adolescent risk factors like body image concerns and disordered eating contribute to eating disorders, mental health conditions,...
Endocannabinoid System Research: Cannabis & Teen Mental Health
Clinical Takeaway Adolescents with higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms were more likely to initiate and use cannabis more frequently over the following 18 months. This longitudinal evidence supports the self-medication...
Endocannabinoid System & Teen Anxiety: Clinical Evidence
Clinical Takeaway Adolescents with depression and anxiety symptoms show increased likelihood of initiating and escalating cannabis use over time, suggesting internalising disorders may drive substance use as a coping mechanism. Clinicians working...