Naively, many young people consider smoking marijuana is a benign and risk-free activity. However, among the dangers arising from the use of this pernicious drug, in addition to the possibility of uncontrolled addiction, there is a cause-effect linkage between its consumption and student achievement.

On this Dr. Alberto Quirantes warns, when saying that although in Cuba reality is different, in many nations college students smoking marijuana are more likely to miss classes.

Of course, in the end there are worse grades and delays in graduation the head of the Endocrinology Service at Salvador Allende Hospital explains.

Dr. Quirantes adds the consumption of that substance before the age of 18 reduces IQ to 10 units.