Author Interviews, Cannabis, Lancet / 10.09.2014
Adolescent Cannabis Use Linked To Young Adult Adverse Outcomes
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Edmund Silins PhD, Research Fellow
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
UNSW Medicine University of New South Wales
Sydney Australia
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Silins: There were three particularly interesting aspects to the findings.
- Firstly, we found clear and consistent associations between adolescent cannabis use and the young adult outcomes investigated.
- Secondly, there was evidence of a dose-response effect such that the more frequently adolescents used cannabis the more likely they were to experience harms later in life.
- Thirdly, for most outcomes, these associations remained even after taking into account a wide range of other factors which might potentially explain them.