News (Media Awareness Project) - UK: Cannabis Brain Fear |
| Title: | UK: Cannabis Brain Fear |
| Published On: | 2005-12-12 |
| Source: | Mirror, The (UK) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-14 21:28:58 |
CANNABIS BRAIN FEAR
SMOKING cannabis can cause the same sort of brain damage as seen in
schizophrenia sufferers, new research shows.
Images from a scanning technique revealed similar disruption of the
brain's electrical signals.
The findings add to growing evidence that the drug may be a
significant cause of mental illness in youngsters.
It is the first time direct evidence of a link has been found in the
brain. It was uncovered by scientists in New York.
Robin Murray, of the Institute of Psychiatry in London, said: "Users
risk damaging their brains."
SMOKING cannabis can cause the same sort of brain damage as seen in
schizophrenia sufferers, new research shows.
Images from a scanning technique revealed similar disruption of the
brain's electrical signals.
The findings add to growing evidence that the drug may be a
significant cause of mental illness in youngsters.
It is the first time direct evidence of a link has been found in the
brain. It was uncovered by scientists in New York.
Robin Murray, of the Institute of Psychiatry in London, said: "Users
risk damaging their brains."
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