Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment

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Authors

Matthew D. Albaugh · University of Vermont

Jonatan Ottino‐González · University of Vermont

Amanda B. Sidwell · University of Vermont

Claude Lepage · McGill Genome Centre

Anthony Juliano · University of Vermont

Max M. Owens · University of Vermont

Bader Chaarani ·

Abstract

Results suggest that cannabis use during adolescence is associated with altered neurodevelopment, particularly in cortices rich in cannabinoid 1 receptors and undergoing the greatest age-related thickness change in middle to late adolescence.

Topics & Keywords

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Psychiatry

Volume 78, Issue 9, pp. 1031-1031

DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.1258

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