The National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) released timely video narrated by Dr. Wilson M. Compton on the effects of marijuana use on the body. With all the confusion associated with the recent changes in state laws, it’s nice to get back to the basics. Dr. Compton brings up one very interesting point which is that a lot of the information we have today regarding marijuana use and its long-term effects on the body was based on older studies which utilized the less potent marijuana of old. Today’s marijuana can contain much higher concentration of THC. Are today’s policies and public attitudes based on outdated information?
This is the first in a series of videos focusing on marijuana distributed by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network. More videos in the series will be released in 2015. Additional videos can be found here: http://vimeo.com/attcnetwork/videos
NIDA marijuana effects on the body
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