Harmful Effects of Marijuana Use on Mental Health Ant-Marijuana Video 01

Harmful Effects of Marijuana Use on Mental Health Video 01. ONDCP Press Conference: Marijuana and Your Teen's Mental Health. When: 5/3/2005. Sponsor: SAMHSA/ONDCP. Experts Alert Parents About Mental Health Harms of Teens' Marijuana Use. Mental health experts and scientists joined high-ranking government officials to discuss an emerging body of research that identifies clear links between marijuana use and mental health disorders, including depression, suicidal thoughts and schizophrenia. The speakers alerted parents about the connection between marijuana use and their teens' mental health. A couple whose 15-year-old committed suicide also spoke. Released at the event was a compendium of recent research linking marijuana and mental illness; a new SAMHSA report about the correlation between age of first marijuana use and serious mental illness; and an open letter to parents on "Marijuana and Your Teen's Mental Health," signed by 12 of the Nation's leading mental health organizations, which is running in major newspapers and newsweeklies across the country. WHERE: National Press Club. 529 14th St., NW, 13th Floor. Washington, DC 20045. Lisagor Room. WHO: John P. Walters, Director, National Drug Control Policy. Charles G. Curie, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Neil McKeganey, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., Professor of Drug Misuse Research and Director, Centre for Drug Misuse Research, Glasgow; University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Parents of 15-year-old who committed suicide; Richard Suchinsky, M.D., American Psychiatric Association Council on Addiction; Robert L. DuPont, M.D., President, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc.; BACKGROUND: In 1998, with the bipartisan support of Congress and the President, the Office of National Drug Control Policy created the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to educate and empower youth to reject illicit drugs. Public Domain video.

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[lesleyxdecay]

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[rosaryfilms]

lesleyxdecay, you are welcome!

[mannim350z]

I love the last piece of this video. So True!!!!!!!!

[leostomicek]

The trolls that swarm this video should stop smoking.

[3yearappentice]

your right people need to know what this evil drug does to society and its future

[wikkxcore]

I'm so glad people are making videos about this, more people need to be aware!