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Study: Heavy pot users face as many midlife troubles as alcoholics

Study: Heavy pot users face as many midlife troubles as alcoholics

(CNSNews.com) — Smoking marijuana regularly is linked to as many economic and social problems in early midlife as being dependent on alcohol, a recently published international study has found. The findings "show that cannabis was not safe for the long-term users tracked in our study," University of California/Davis Associate ProfessorMagdalena Cerdá, the study's lead researcher, said in a press release.

(CNSNews.com) — Smoking marijuana regularly is linked to as many economic and social problems in early midlife as being dependent on alcohol, a recently published international study has found. The findings "show that cannabis was not safe for the long-term users tracked in our study," University of California/Davis Associate ProfessorMagdalena Cerdá, the study's lead researcher, said in a press release.…

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