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Young brains on cannabis: It's time to clear the smoke
Author(s) -
PorathWaller AJ,
Notarandrea R,
Vaccarino FJ
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.111
Subject(s) - cannabis , smoke , illicit drug , substance use , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , criminology , drug , geography , meteorology
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit substance among youth. Recent policy developments and ongoing debate related to this drug underscore the urgent need to “clear the smoke” and better understand what the scientific evidence says about the health and behavioral effects of cannabis use, particularly on youth whose brains are undergoing rapid and extensive development.