Aug 22, 2006 00:04
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... This figure is higher in teen girls. Female marijuana users...are five times more likely to be depressed at 21 than non-users.
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... A study based on data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found that teenagers 12 to 17 who smoke marijuana weekly are three times more likely to have thoughts of committing suicide. ...........
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Let your teens know you don’t want them using marijuana. Their mental health may depend on it. "
OR maybe, it's the other way around, depression + suicidal thoughts etc lead to smoking pot? Because really, when everything sucks for no goddamn reason, getting high is ... well, you to stop feeling shitty is all.
Unless it actually is that way, in that case, THAT'S WHY I've been feeling so much like crap. heh.