Effects of Adolescent Marijuana Use on Cognition

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In this brief video, Dr Gregory Tau summarizes the effects of marijuana use on the teenage brain, as well as new strategies to discuss the consequences of drug use with adolescents.

Speaking at this year's American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Meeting, along with other experts, in a Symposium titled "What is the Evidence of Harm to Adolescents Using Cannabis? A Critical Review of the Data," Dr Tau will talk about the effects of on cannabis use on cognition and summarize the latest studies on IQ and different Research Domain Criteria.

Dr Tau is Assistant Professor at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry in New York. He works as a therapist and psychopharmacologist with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, and especially those affected by drugs and alcohol.