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Impact of Cannabis Use on Brain Function in Adolescents
Author(s) -
JACOBSEN LESLIE K.,
MENCL W EINAR,
WESTERVELD MICHAEL,
PUGH KENNETH R.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1308.053
Subject(s) - cannabis , substance use , working memory , brain function , effects of cannabis , psychology , illicit drug , task (project management) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , cognition , medicine , developmental psychology , audiology , neuroscience , drug , cannabidiol , management , economics
A bstract : Cannabis is the most common illicit substance used by adolescents. This paper reports results of a pilot study using fMRI and a working memory task to compare brain function of adolescent cannabis users to that of two control groups, one matched for tobacco use and the other for nonsmokers.