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<\/p>\nSummary:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Cannabis use leads to cognitive impairments that extend beyond the period of intoxication.<\/em><\/p>\n Source:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Society for the Study of Addiction<\/em><\/p>\n A systematic review published today in the scientific journal\u00a0Addiction<\/em>\u00a0has found that cannabis use leads to acute cognitive impairments that may continue beyond the period of intoxication.<\/strong><\/p>\n This Canadian-led meta-review (review of reviews) merged the findings of 10 meta-analyses representing more than 43,000 participants.<\/p>\n The study found that cannabis intoxication leads to small to moderate cognitive impairments in areas including:<\/p>\n \u201cOur study enabled us to highlight several areas of cognition impaired by cannabis use, including problems concentrating and difficulties remembering and learning, which may have considerable impact on users\u2019 daily lives,\u201d said the study\u2019s co-author Dr. Alexandre Dumais, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n <\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cCannabis use in youth may consequently lead to reduced educational attainment, and, in adults, to poor work performance and dangerous driving. These consequences\u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0worse\u00a0in regular and heavy users.\u201d<\/p>\n Cannabis is the third most consumed psychoactive substance in the world (after alcohol and nicotine) and adolescents as well as young adults have the highest rates of cannabis use.<\/p>\n Recent global changes in the legalization of cannabis suggest that public perceptions of its safety and acceptability are on the rise.<\/p>\n It is therefore important to understand the cognitive risks involved in using cannabis, especially to young people, whose brains are undergoing significant developmental changes.<\/p>\n\n
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