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What are the long-term effects of early cannabis use?

According to research, teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the dr...

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14.02 26 Nov 2025


What are the long-term effects of early cannabis use?


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14.02 26 Nov 2025


According to research, teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives.

They are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood compared to their peers who did not use the drug in adolescence…

So, what are the long-term effects of early cannabis use?

Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Professor Colin O’Gara, Addiction Psychiatrist at St John of Gods Hospital & Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD, Declan Keenan, Youth Worker in the Northeast Inner City and Nikki Hayes, DJ and Broadcaster.


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