504- How Cannabis Use Affects ADHD Symptoms and Sleep in Adolescents

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🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Mariely Hernandez, Ph.D., helps caregivers understand the effects of infrequent and frequent cannabis use on cognition and sleep health in teens with ADHD, as well as how to engage youth in reducing problematic cannabis use.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.
0:19.3	Hello everyone. Thanks for joining us. I'm Carol Fleck and on behalf of the Attitude team. I'm pleased to welcome you to today's ADHD experts presentation titled
0:26.0	How Cannabis Use affects ADHD symptoms and sleep in adolescents.
0:31.0	Leading today's presentation is Dr. Marily Hernandez.
0:36.0	Dr. Hernandez is a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral research fellow at Columbia University Irving Medical Center,
0:45.0	where she specializes in substance use disorders.
0:48.0	Before earning her doctorate in clinical psychology,
0:52.0	she spent seven years researching mood disorders.
0:55.0	She now focuses on ADHD and substance use.
0:59.0	In addition to her fellowship, Dr. Hernandez runs a private practice guiding adults with ADHD.
1:06.0	In today's webinar, we'll discuss cannabis use and what it is not approved to treat.
1:13.0	Many people with ADHD say that cannabis helps them manage anxiety,
1:18.0	calms their thoughts, and even helps them to fall asleep.
1:21.0	But here's what you might not know. Cannabis can be harmful to
1:25.0	developing brains, especially for teens with ADHD. They're at higher risk for
1:30.4	becoming dependent on cannabis and with excessive use they may experience sleep disturbances and mood changes.
1:38.0	Addressing cannabis use early on is important to prevent substance use in individuals later in life.
1:45.2	Dr. Hernandez will discuss why many teens with ADHD turn to cannabis and the
1:51.2	interventions that can help kids reduce or stop using altogether.
1:56.4	So without further ado, I'm so pleased to welcome Dr. Marily Hernandez.
2:01.6	Thank you so much for joining us today and leading this discussion.
2:07.3	Hi, thank you. Thank you for the lovely introduction.
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