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Learn the risks associated with marijuana use, especially for teens. Discover how frequent use can impact mental health and addiction. Find out about the link between depression and marijuana abuse. Explore the forensic relevance of psychotropic drugs.
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The easiest way to avoid marijuana's many harmful effects to not use the drug in the first place. Picture caption:Althoughcannabis is illegal in the United States, in other parts of the world it is used recreationally and in religious practices. Weekly or more frequent use of marijuana can double a teen’s risk of depression and anxiety. 3 Teens who smoke marijuana when feeling depressed are also more likely to become addicted to marijuana or other illicit drugs. Eight percent of depressed teens abused or became dependent on marijuana during the year they experienced depression compared with only three percent of non-depressed teens.4 Psychotropic drugs are forensically relevant