Dr. Anna Lembke

Oh, yeah. I mean, it's, you know, some kids use with their parents or their caregivers. They're exposed very early. If we... seriously conceptualize digital media as a drug. I mean, then we've got, you know, even younger cohorts starting with that. And we do know that kids can get addicted to digital media and, as a result, die from that.

Oh, yeah. I mean, it's, you know, some kids use with their parents or their caregivers. They're exposed very early. If we... seriously conceptualize digital media as a drug. I mean, then we've got, you know, even younger cohorts starting with that. And we do know that kids can get addicted to digital media and, as a result, die from that.

I mean, there was just this tragic case of a young man who essentially got addicted to a chat box. I think he was 14. Not my patient. It was written up in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

I mean, there was just this tragic case of a young man who essentially got addicted to a chat box. I think he was 14. Not my patient. It was written up in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

And he fell in love with this chat box, started to isolate, wasn't spending time with his family or friends, and then eventually took his own life purportedly so he could join this imaginary person.

And he fell in love with this chat box, started to isolate, wasn't spending time with his family or friends, and then eventually took his own life purportedly so he could join this imaginary person.

The youngest I've seen is probably around 15, 14, 15. And they had an addiction? Yeah, usually cannabis, alcohol, nicotine.

The youngest I've seen is probably around 15, 14, 15. And they had an addiction? Yeah, usually cannabis, alcohol, nicotine.

Oh yeah. Oh my gosh. Cannabis is very addictive.

Oh yeah. Oh my gosh. Cannabis is very addictive.

Oh yeah. Yeah.

Oh yeah. Yeah.

Very harmful. The target organ that it damages the most is the brain. It's harmful in many ways. I mean, number one, it demotivates people often, and so they can have the feeling that they're getting stuff done or that they're creative when, in fact, they're not doing anything. Most people smoke it, and so it can be damaging to the lungs and other organs.

Very harmful. The target organ that it damages the most is the brain. It's harmful in many ways. I mean, number one, it demotivates people often, and so they can have the feeling that they're getting stuff done or that they're creative when, in fact, they're not doing anything. Most people smoke it, and so it can be damaging to the lungs and other organs.

A lot of people say that, well, cannabis isn't addictive because I don't have this standard withdrawal phenomenon when I stop, like I don't have the shakes or anything like that. But keep in mind the universal symptoms of addiction are psychological symptoms, anxiety, irritability, depression, insomnia, craving. And people have that in spades when they try to stop using cannabis regularly.

A lot of people say that, well, cannabis isn't addictive because I don't have this standard withdrawal phenomenon when I stop, like I don't have the shakes or anything like that. But keep in mind the universal symptoms of addiction are psychological symptoms, anxiety, irritability, depression, insomnia, craving. And people have that in spades when they try to stop using cannabis regularly.

Plus, we often see something called the hyperemesis syndrome. So cannabis can help with nausea and vomiting. It can help decrease the feeling of wanting to vomit. But again, as the brain continues to be exposed to it, There's this process of neuroadaptation. It stops working. And it can even turn on them and do the opposite.

Plus, we often see something called the hyperemesis syndrome. So cannabis can help with nausea and vomiting. It can help decrease the feeling of wanting to vomit. But again, as the brain continues to be exposed to it, There's this process of neuroadaptation. It stops working. And it can even turn on them and do the opposite.

So eventually people can actually have a cyclical vomiting syndrome as a result of cannabis. So they'll show up in the emergency room and say, I can't stop vomiting. And the reason is because of the cannabis that they maybe initially started to stop feelings of nausea.

So eventually people can actually have a cyclical vomiting syndrome as a result of cannabis. So they'll show up in the emergency room and say, I can't stop vomiting. And the reason is because of the cannabis that they maybe initially started to stop feelings of nausea.