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Vaping | Teens and THC | Dr. Ken Mankowski

Vaping | Teens and THC with Dr. Ken Mankowski, Neurosurgeon with Mount Carmel Health in Ohio. Marijuana is being consumed in vapes – especially by teens. Many people, including youth, think that marijuana use is safe, but the risks are real. 1. Old-school marijuana contained 2 to 5 percent of the psychoactive ingredient THC. Today, chemists have created new cannabis products, including oils for vapes and edibles, that contain 80 to 99 percent THC. While marijuana may start as a plant, these high-potency, laboratory-made products are far from natural and are unsafe for youth to ingest in any form. 2. Critical brain development continues until our mid-20s, with the prefrontal cortex – the part which regulates thoughts, actions, and emotions – developing last. Marijuana use prior to this age can have long-lasting and even permanent effects on the brain, including impaired attention, learning, problem-solving, and memory – all of which lead to a decline in school and work performance. Marijuana use also slows reaction time and coordination, especially while driving. Heavy use of high-THC products from a young age can lower IQ points that cannot be recovered, even after quitting marijuana. 3. Marijuana can intensify teens’ existing mental health problems and introduce new ones. Youth marijuana use is linked to depression, anxiety, suicidal thought and behavior, as well as delusional beliefs and psychosis that can lead to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental illness during adulthood. 4. Additional health risks of vaping marijuana include lung illness, uncontrollable vomiting, and decreased fertility. 5. Marijuana is addictive. One in six teens who start using at a young age will become addicted, and one in three who use it daily will become addicted. Youth marijuana use is strongly connected to future high-risk use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Marijuana is the number one gateway drug to opioid use. Please talk to your children. When we know better, we do better.