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varyouga · #2 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 04:17 PM

From the actual press release.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/...ental_hlth.pdf

The percentage of depressed teens is equal to the percentage of depressed adults, but depressed teens are more likely than depressed adults to use marijuana and other drugs.

ROTFLMAO. This just blows their study out of the water.

They are saying teens use more drugs BUT ARE EQUAL in depression rates to adults. It suggests drugs have little to do with causing the depression but are a symptom of depression.

It could also mean that teens are less depressed than adults or a million other things. It could even say MJ helps these kids.

You can't just make outright statements based on these studies like "MJ makes kids depressed". The anti-MJ crowd loves to do it.

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varyouga Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 627	From the actual press release. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/...ental_hlth.pdf The percentage of depressed teens is equal to the percentage of depressed adults, but depressed teens are more likely than depressed adults to use marijuana and other drugs. ROTFLMAO. This just blows their study out of the water. They are saying teens use more drugs BUT ARE EQUAL in depression rates to adults. It suggests drugs have little to do with causing the depression but are a symptom of depression. It could also mean that teens are less depressed than adults or a million other things. It could even say MJ helps these kids. You can't just make outright statements based on these studies like "MJ makes kids depressed". The anti-MJ crowd loves to do it. __________________ Pro engineer stoner here. Homemade volcano vape pics/writeup coming soon. Medical MJ helps my Asperger's symptoms and saved my life. Death to Big Pharma, Big Tobacco and their DEA thugs.