Here's a medical miracle for you. A drug that relieves pain reduces anxiety improves your mood and has no side effects.

Too good to be true? Well, millions of Americans believe that drug is marijuana.

Are they right?

I'm a physician, board certified internist,

and addiction medicine specialist.

I've treated thousands of people whose addictions to opiates, alcohol, and other drugs

were wrecking their relationships, their careers, and their lives.

I'm telling you, marijuana can be both harmful and addictive just like many other substances.

What I've seen firsthand for 20 years is now becoming obvious to other doctors and researchers.

Increased use of marijuana is leading to increased psychosis, bipolar

mania, and even spontaneous vomiting, especially in adolescents and young adults.

The younger the user, the less developed their brain, the more harmful the drug.

Hate to burst your bubble, but that is the science.

A 2022 Gallup survey found 30% of Americans between 18 and 34 use marijuana.

When scientists at the University of Michigan asked young adults between 19 and 30 if they'd used it within the past month,

29% said yes in 2021, compared to 21% in 2016 and 17% in 2011.

Daily marijuana use across all ages nearly doubled from 6% in 2011 to 11% in 2021.

That translates into over 13 million Americans compared with 5 million in the decade before.

There's no such thing as a bad drug.

They are just molecules that affect human physiology.

Most Americans use some form of a recreational substance, but ignoring or denying

potential adverse effects creates a potential for serious harm.

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