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<blockquote data-quote="Hope_Floats" data-source="post: 639035" data-attributes="member: 18310"><p>This is a difficult topic, because apparently the jury is still out on that one. Many of the studies show that perhaps some moderate use at low doses does appear to temporarily alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression, but it seems that this temporary short term benefit is deceptive, because higher doses, daily use, and long term use appears to make them worse. One study even shows that extensive use in adolescence increases the likelihood that a person suffers from depression and anxiety later in life by FIVE TIMES.</p><p></p><p>I personally think that it's just an excuse they use. The fact that your son refuses to see a doctor for his supposed depression is quite telling.</p><p></p><p>Most of the adult children you read a out in this forum have had their lives complicated by the use of marijuana at least, and many of them have graduated to more dangerous things.</p><p></p><p>Here are a few links if you're interested. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/expert-answers/marijuana-and-depression/faq-20058060" target="_blank">http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/expert-answers/marijuana-and-depression/faq-20058060</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2691837/Smoking-cannabis-DOES-increase-risk-anxiety-depression.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2691837/Smoking-cannabis-DOES-increase-risk-anxiety-depression.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://medicalmarijuana.com/experts/expert/title.cfm?artID=65" target="_blank">http://medicalmarijuana.com/experts/expert/title.cfm?artID=65</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hope_Floats, post: 639035, member: 18310"] This is a difficult topic, because apparently the jury is still out on that one. Many of the studies show that perhaps some moderate use at low doses does appear to temporarily alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression, but it seems that this temporary short term benefit is deceptive, because higher doses, daily use, and long term use appears to make them worse. One study even shows that extensive use in adolescence increases the likelihood that a person suffers from depression and anxiety later in life by FIVE TIMES. I personally think that it's just an excuse they use. The fact that your son refuses to see a doctor for his supposed depression is quite telling. Most of the adult children you read a out in this forum have had their lives complicated by the use of marijuana at least, and many of them have graduated to more dangerous things. Here are a few links if you're interested. [url]http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/expert-answers/marijuana-and-depression/faq-20058060[/url] [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2691837/Smoking-cannabis-DOES-increase-risk-anxiety-depression.html[/url] [url]http://medicalmarijuana.com/experts/expert/title.cfm?artID=65[/url] [/QUOTE]
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