About 16% of middle school students in 9th grade have already used cannabis, according to theFrench Observatory of Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT). In high school, 7.3% of men and 4.9% of women have a “problematic use“cannabis.
Bad news for cannabis lovers: according to a recent study by the University of Bristol (in England), adolescents who use this drug regularly have an increased risk of having children born prematurely and/or with a low birth weight.
Cannabis harms (also) future generations
To reach this conclusion, the British researchers worked with a group of 665 volunteers aged 14 to 29; the children of these participants were then followed for several years.
Verdict? Scientists have discovered that adolescents (between 15 and 17 years old) who use cannabis daily have a greater risk of giving birth (around the age of 30) to a premature baby and/or with an abnormal birth weight. weak.
“Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit substance among teenagersanalyze the researchers who published their work in the specialized journal Scientific Reports. We already knew that daily cannabis use had a significant impact on the mental health of adolescents: now we know that it can also harm subsequent generations. If the man and/or woman was a regular cannabis user during adolescence, there is a risk for the unborn baby.“
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