Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...
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Study: Teen cannabis use is slowing brain development
The largest study of adolescent brain development ever conducted in the United States has produced a finding that parents in ...
Adolescent substance use is a significant predictor of future addiction and related disorders. Understanding neural mechanisms underlying substance use initiation and frequency during adolescence is ...
The substance use policy landscape has changed dramatically over the past 15 years. Tobacco use policies have strengthened through increasing taxes and the enactment of smoke-free legislation as well ...
Adolescents in California consistently perceive cannabis as less harmful than other commonly used substances, according to a ...
When parents think about substance use, the focus tends to be on vaping, alcohol, and weed. But new research suggests there's ...
According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the United States government will spend over $12 billion on its national drug control program in 2005. Although a significant proportion of ...
Teen cannabis use is linked to slower cognitive growth, especially memory, with THC as a likely contributor during key ...
Vaping, cannabis use, alcohol use, prescription stimulant misuse—these, and other addictive behaviors, affect a substantial number of adolescents in the United States, yet how should clinicians ...
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