Synthetic and non-synthetic cannabinoid drugs and their adverse effects-a review from public health prospective

K Cohen, AM Weinstein - Frontiers in public health, 2018 - frontiersin.org
There is a growing use of novel psychoactive substances containing synthetic cannabinoids.
Synthetic cannabinoid products have effects similar to those of natural cannabis, yet, these …

Effects of regular cannabis use on neurocognition, brain structure, and function: a systematic review of findings in adults

DA Nader, ZM Sanchez - The American journal of drug and alcohol …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Cannabis is the most used illicit drug worldwide. The long-standing
consequences for the central nervous system associated with frequent cannabis use have …

Prolonged cannabidiol treatment effects on hippocampal subfield volumes in current cannabis users

C Beale, SJ Broyd, Y Chye, C Suo… - Cannabis and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Chronic cannabis use is associated with neuroanatomical alterations in the
hippocampus. While adverse impacts of cannabis use are generally attributed to Δ9 …

Residual effects of cannabis use in adolescent and adult brains—A meta-analysis of fMRI studies

G Blest-Hopley, V Giampietro… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
While numerous studies have investigated the residual effects of cannabis use on human
brain function, results of these studies have been inconsistent. Using meta-analytic …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabinoids in health and disease: Pharmacological potential in metabolic syndrome and neuroinflammation

A Mastinu, M Premoli, G Ferrari-Toninelli… - … molecular biology and …, 2018 - degruyter.com
The use of different natural and/or synthetic preparations of Cannabis sativa is associated
with therapeutic strategies for many diseases. Indeed, thanks to the widespread diffusion of …

Brain structural changes following HIV infection: meta-analysis

EE O'connor, TA Zeffiro… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have used structural neuroimaging to measure HIV
effects on brain macroarchitecture. While many have reported changes in total brain volume …

Adult consequences of prenatal drug exposure

JL Oei - Internal medicine journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal drug use is not new but over the last few decades, the number of mothers using
drugs of addiction has escalated to epidemic levels. These drugs are both legal (eg …

Cannabis users exhibit increased cortical activation during resting state compared to non-users

S Prashad, ES Dedrick, FM Filbey - NeuroImage, 2018 - Elsevier
Studies have shown altered task-based brain functioning as a result of cannabis use. To
date, however, whether similar alterations in baseline resting state and functional …

Subregional hippocampal thickness abnormalities in older adults with a history of heavy cannabis use

AC Burggren, P Siddarth, Z Mahmood… - Cannabis and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background and Aims: Legalization of cannabis (CB) for both medicinal and, in
some states, recreational use, has given rise to increasing usage rates across the country …

[HTML][HTML] Time to acknowledge the mixed effects of cannabis on health: a summary and critical review of the NASEM 2017 report on the health effects of cannabis and …

J Cousijn, AE Núñez, FM Filbey - Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This is a summary and critical review of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering
and Medicine (NASEM) report of cannabis' health effects. The report stated that effects of …