According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America, six percent of all adolescents at any time are depressed and as many as twenty percent will have a major depressive disorder at some time in their life. That’s millions of teens who are experiencing weeks of hopelessness with no help in sight. For many of these depressed teens, using marijuana and other drugs are their only escape. It allows them to temporarily relive their depressed feelings, feel better, relieve stress and help them cope. Unfortunately, marijuana use only worsens the symptoms of depression and lead to even more serious mental disorders.

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