I'm a local guy who was born and raised in the Youngstown, Ohio area. I went to Youngstown Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown State University, and the Northeast Ohio Medical University for my schooling. My Family Medicine residency was at Summa Barberton Hospital in Barberton, Ohio and I've been at the Family Practice Center of Salem and Salem Regional Medical Center since 2001.
With marijuana legalization making its way across the US, it's more important than ever to get ahead of teen drug abuse by communicating directly.
In children and adolescents, they are still growing, including the brain still developing until their mid-20s. Continued marijuana use through childhood and adolescence can lead to symptoms like difficulty thinking, difficulty with problem solving, difficulty with focusing, and problems with memory and learning.