Total Teen Health and Wellness: A Doctor's Guide for Parents
Total Teen Health and Wellness is a biweekly podcast for parents of teenagers to learn more about medical and mental health issues in their children. Dr. Shanna Garza, an Adolescent Medicine physician and expert, provides essential education and helpful guidance to parents to help them better understand how to empower and encourage their teen children to live healthy and balanced lives. Parenting the whole teen requires moms and dads to know about the physical health and mental well-being of their children. Dr. Garza is here to guide!
Total Teen Health and Wellness: A Doctor's Guide for Parents
21. Is It Ever Safe for My Teen to Use Marijuana? Parents, Know the Risks!
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Shanna Garza, MD
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Episode 21
Teenagers and young adults have easy access to marijuana, and many are using cannabis frequently and heavily. Chronic use of marijuana has higher risks to young people due to the developing teen brain. Dr. Shanna Garza reviews medical and mental health risks that are more significant in adolescents. Parents, listen to learn more about the possible effects heavy marijuana use can have for your teen and young adult children. There are higher rates of depression, anxiety, psychosis and schizophrenia, leading to a very significant negative impact on adolescent mental health.