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Daniel Amen: “Significant areas of [young marijuana users'] brain involved…”

Featuring: Daniel Amen, Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics | National

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The 11 Risk Factors That Are Destroying Your Brain - Dr Daniel Amen

Published | Video Starts at 12:17

It's decreasing activity and blood flow in the brain. And then just recently another group has nothing to do with me, published a study on a thousand marijuana users, young marijuana users. Significant areas of [young marijuana users'] brain involved with learning and memory were underactive. And it's like, that's not loving your brain. And it's like, but I can't deal with the anxiety. It's like, well, have you tried diaphragmatic breathing? (12:17–12:25)

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Asserts that marijuana use affects brain areas related to learning and memory.

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