Marijuana y Embarazo ... NO!

Surgeon General Warns About Marijuana's Effects on Young Brains

By Kelly Young

Edited by William E. Chavey, MD, MS

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams is warning about the dangers that marijuana poses to the developing brains of youth and fetuses.

In an advisory released Thursday, he writes: "No amount of marijuana use during pregnancy or adolescence is known to be safe. Until and unless more is known about the long-term impact, the safest choice for pregnant women and adolescents is not to use marijuana."

The percentage of pregnant women who said they had used marijuana in the past month doubled between 2002 and 2017 (from 3.4% to 7%). In 2017, over 9 million young people aged 12 to 25 said they had used marijuana in the past month.

The Surgeon General says that frequent marijuana use during adolescence is tied to brain changes related to memory, attention, decision-making, and motivation. Fetal exposure is linked to disruption of the endocannabinoid system and lower birth weight.

Surgeon General's advisory (Free)

HHS news release (Free)

Background: NEJM Journal Watch Women's Health coverage of marijuana use in pregnancy (Free)

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