Pubdate: Thu, 07 Feb 2002
Source: Mercury, The (Australia)
Copyright: 2002 News Limited
Contact:  http://www.themercury.com.au/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/193

DOPE USE DOWNER, SAYS STUDY

STUDIES of chronic cannabis users were reinforcing the belief that daily 
marijuana smoking could cause depression and possibly suicide in young 
adults, mental health group beyondblue said yesterday.

beyondblue spoke out after Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital released 
an outline of seven years research on 2000 young adults.

The director of the hospital's Centre for Adolescent Health Professor 
George Patton said the research produced strong evidence that heavy 
maruuana users were more prone to depression and mental problems.
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