When teens drink, alcohol affects their brains in the short-term– but repeated drinking can also impact it down the road, especially as their brains grow and develop.
Photo by NIDA What is marijuana? Short-Term Effects. When a person smokes marijuana, THC quickly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream.
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Smoking marijuana as a teenager lowers IQ for LIFE, scientists warn. The damaging effects remain even if the person stops smoking the drug; Teenagers are at particular risk because their brains are still developing
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What is marijuana? Marijuana is a mixture of dried, shredded flowers of the cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa. It goes by many different …