Cannabis Use and Consequences

Yasmin Mashhoon; Kelly A Sagar; Staci A Gruber

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2019.08.004

Cannabis Use and Consequences

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2019 Dec;66(6):1075-1086. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.08.004.

Authors

Yasmin Mashhoon¹, Kelly A Sagar², Staci A Gruber³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 2 West, Room 305, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Behavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory, McLean Imaging Center, Mclean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Mailstop 204, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 2 West, Room 305, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core, McLean Hospital, McLean Imaging Center, 115 Mill Street, Mailstop 204, Belmont, MA 02478, USA; Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery, McLean Hospital, McLean Imaging Center, 115 Mill Street, Mailstop 204, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 2 West, Room 305, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core, McLean Hospital, McLean Imaging Center, 115 Mill Street, Mailstop 204, Belmont, MA 02478, USA; Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery, McLean Hospital, McLean Imaging Center, 115 Mill Street, Mailstop 204, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. Electronic address: gruber@mclean.harvard.edu.

PMID: 31679598
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.08.004

Abstract

As an increasing number of states legalize cannabis use for recreational and/or medical purposes, it is increasingly important to understand the neural and cognitive consequences of recreational cannabis use in adolescent consumers. Adolescence is marked by ongoing neuromaturational processes, making this a particularly vulnerable period, particularly regarding exposure to drugs, including cannabis. This review highlights evidence from studies documenting the neural impact of cannabis use in adolescence and explores mediating factors related to cannabis use.

Keywords: Adolescence; Cannabis; Cognition; Function; Marijuana; Neuroimaging; Recreational; Structure.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior / psychology
Adolescent Development
Humans
Marijuana Abuse* / epidemiology
Marijuana Abuse* / etiology
Marijuana Abuse* / psychology
Marijuana Abuse* / therapy
Marijuana Smoking* / adverse effects
Marijuana Smoking* / epidemiology
Marijuana Smoking* / psychology
Marijuana Smoking* / therapy
United States / epidemiology