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Meta‐analysis finds that after 3 days of abstinence, marijuana's negative effects on cognition in youths fade
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30303
Subject(s) - abstinence , cognition , psychology , meta analysis , psychiatry , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , medicine , psychotherapist
A review and meta‐analysis of 69 studies has concluded that any association between young people's use of marijuana and impaired cognitive function is likely small, at least in cases in which young people are not using on a daily basis. The report, published online April 18 in JAMA Psychiatry , suggests that based on the research evidence, any short‐term cognitive deficits associated with marijuana use diminish after at least 72 hours of abstinence.