Over the past decade, many studies have indicated that adolescence is a critical period of
brain development and maturation. The refinement and maturation of the central nervous …

Introduction As prevalence of marijuana use increases, it is important that we better
understand how factors like gender, cigarette use, and depression are related to marijuana …

Purpose We evaluate if cigarette smoking and/or nicotine dependence predicts cannabis
use disorder symptoms among adolescent and young adult cannabis users and whether the …

Background: Justice-involved youth are at risk to become cigarette smokers as they age,
leading to a variety of poor health outcomes. However, little is known about cigarette use …

Adolescent alcohol drinking has been linked to increased risk for drug abuse during
adulthood. Nicotine microinjected directly into the posterior ventral tegmental area (pVTA) …

Many adolescents engage in heavy alcohol use. Limited research in humans indicates that
adolescent alcohol use predicts adult tobacco use. The present study investigated whether …

Background Preclinical models simulating adolescent substance use leading to increased
vulnerability for substance use disorders in adulthood are needed. Here, we utilized a model …

Objective: It is widely known that cigarette use and depressive symptoms co-occur during
adolescence and young adulthood and that there are gender differences in smoking …

Alcohol and nicotine are commonly used during adolescence, establishing long-lasting
neuroplastic alterations that influence subsequent drug use and abuse. Drinking-and …

Aims To examine the inter‐relationships between cigarette consumption and DSM‐IV
nicotine dependence (ND) criteria from smoking onset in adolescence up to 7 years later …