A study found women who use marijuana while pregnant may put their kids at risk of mental health disorders in late adolescence. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, analyzed data from an ongoing study, tracking nearly 12,000 youths as they grow into young adults. They found marijuana use by mothers after about five or six weeks into pregnancy, was associated with attention, social and behavioral problems that persisted into early adolescence — 11 and 12 years of age.
They say those conditions may put kids at a greater risk of developing mental health disorders and substance abuse in late adolescence, when youth are usually most vulnerable to such disorders and behaviors.
