🧠 New research is sounding the alarm on teen cannabis use and mental health risk.
Here’s what you need to know:
🔬 Study tracked teens through age 26
📊 Results showed doubled risk for psychosis and bipolar disorder in teen users
⚠️ The developing brain is uniquely vulnerable to THC exposure
👨⚕️ This is why cannabis medicine physicians distinguish between adult therapeutic use and adolescent recreational use
🛡️ Age-appropriate care matters
As a physician who has treated over 30,000 patients, I firmly believe cannabis has real medical value for adults. But that belief comes with a responsibility to be honest: the teen brain is still under construction, and we need to protect it.
💬 Talk to your kids. Talk to your doctor. Get the facts.
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New research links teen cannabis use to doubled psychosis and bipolar risk by age 26. The developing brain deserves different rules than the adult brain. #CannabisMedicine #MentalHealth #Adolescents
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New research shows teens who use cannabis have a doubled risk of developing psychosis or bipolar disorder by their mid-twenties. As a cannabis medicine physician, I think this is an important finding that every parent and young person should understand. Cannabis has real therapeutic value for adults, but the developing teenage brain plays by different rules, and we owe it to our kids to be honest about that.
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For readers who would like a deeper examination of the study’s methodology, statistical framing, and the distinction between association and causation, Dr Caplan has published a detailed clinical review of the original JAMA Health Forum paper here: Adolescent Cannabis Use and Psychosis Risk – Study Review .