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Daniel Amen: “Teenagers who use have a higher incidence of anxiety…”

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

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I think psilocybin is going to go the same way. When the perception of the dangerousness of a drug goes down, its use goes up. And that's what we've seen. And Teenagers who use have a higher incidence of anxiety, depression, suicide and psychosis in their 20s. And so you're taking a developing brain and altering how that brain. Brain develops and what. What we're seeing is the highest incidence of brain and mental health problems in young people we have ever seen. (04:24–04:35)

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Asserts that teenage marijuana users have higher rates of anxiety, depression, suicide, and psychosis in their 20s.

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