Smoking cannabis daily ‘can alter teenagers’ brain structure and reduce their memory

The study found teenagers who smoked the drug daily performed worse in memory tests – even when they hadn’t touched it for two years

 

Smoking cannabis daily as a teenager can disrupt brain structure and reduce memory, a study has found.

REAL LIFE STORY: How an ex-soldier helped children left orphaned by the Haiti earthquake

Having seen the aftermath of the devastation caused by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, ex-SAS man Robert Craft decided he couldn’t just watch on.

FROM SAS TO SOS

Even as a veteran of war and special forces operations across the world, nothing prepared Robert Henry Craft for the scale of the horror and devastation of the Haiti earthquake.

Teenage girl whose limbs dislocate 18 times a DAY defies predictions to go for university place

A teenage girl whose limbs dislocate up to 18 times a DAY is set to start at university, defying doctors predictions.

Phoebe Bruce, 17, suffers from a very rare genetic disorder which means the collagen in her body is too weak to hold her limbs in place.

Moors Murderer Ian Brady has dementia symptoms and may forget where Keith Bennett is buried

Keith’s relatives fear that the only one of the child killer’s five young victims whose remains have not been recovered will now never be found.

dark secret: brady might be losing his mind

Moors murderer Ian Brady is showing signs of dementia, it was claimed last night.

Now it is feared the child killer, 76 today, may never reveal where he buried victim Keith Bennett, 12 – because he can’t remember.

What happens to your body when you stop smoking?

So how does your body react when you stop smoking? Well,
some beneficial effects occur almost immediately, and
several other good things happen over time.

Smoking kills