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...