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Teen Cannabis Use Linked To Lower IQ
August 28, 2012 by NewsBot
Persistent cannabis use among teenagers under 18 years of age results in neuropsychological decline, which persists even after they stop smoking, researchers from the USA and UK reported in Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. The authors added that the decrease in IQ did not seem to occur among persistent cannabis users who started after the age of 18...