NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Comprehensive review published in the New England Journal of Medicine also discusses why risks are greatest for teen users

The current state of science on the adverse health effects of marijuana use links the drug to several significant adverse effects including addiction, a review reports. The article, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, is authored by scientists from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.