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Study Says Youth Marijuana Users Face More Problems than Drinkers
April 25, 2007

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Research Summary

A 10-year study finds that youths who were heavy marijuana users in their teens were more likely than drinkers to have a host of problems later in life, including mental illness, relationship problems, and trouble getting a job.

The Independent reported April 22 that researchers followed 1,900 youths from age 15 to 25 and found that heavy marijuana users were three to six times more likely to use other drugs than those who drank alcohol, and three times more likely to be unemployed or drop out of school.

"Cannabis really does look like the drug of choice for life's future losers," said lead researcher George Patton of the Melbourne University Center for Adolescent Health.

The study was published in the April 2007 issue of the journal Addiction.

This article summarizes an external report or press release on research published in a scientific journal. When available, links to the sources are provided above.

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Posted by Dwayne Polidori on 10 Feb 09 08:30 AM EST
George Patton I've got some news for you !You must be smoking better stuff than I am. I have no problem getting a job and keeping it except with an economy like this one #1 kids in school shouldn't be smoking or drinking anything.For your information I graduated with honors and smoked from 6th grade to this present day

Posted by Alpha Anycadom on 10 Feb 09 06:49 PM EST
I hope your current or next employer doesn't require you to take a drug test, Mr. Honor Roll student. Are you sure its the economy that's holding you back?

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