Cannabis: what teenagers need to know !
Panorama explores the latest scientific research on the effects ofcannabis on the human mind. In particular, the programme will look atthe growing evidence of links between cannabis and psychotic illness inyoung people.
British youngsters are using Cannabis earlier and smoking more of itthan any previous generation. Most don't even think of it as a drug, andthe popular perception is that it has no serious long-term effects.However, the truth is that, until very recently, very little was knownabout how cannabis actually affects developing brains.
The programme meets young people who have developed psychotic illnessesafter heavy cannabis use and speaks to the psychiatrists who have foundlinks between users' genetic makeup and the risk of developing mentalillness.
Featuring the work of scientists who have used the latest technology tolook inside peoples' heads and see - quite literally - how cannabischanges the way people think. It meets the scientist whose unpublishednew research suggests that cannabis can cause long-term chemical changesin users' brains and supports the idea that it can be a "gateway" makingusers more likely to take other drugs.
Watch the programme trailer: http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/40629000/rm/_40629476_trail_vi.ram
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