Consequences of adolescent drug use

MR Steinfeld, MM Torregrossa - Translational psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Substance use in adolescence is a known risk factor for the development of neuropsychiatric
and substance use disorders in adulthood. This is in part due to the fact that critical aspects …

Quality of life and a surveillant endocannabinoid system

RA de Melo Reis, AR Isaac, HR Freitas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is an important brain modulatory network. ECS
regulates brain homeostasis throughout development, from progenitor fate decision to neuro …

Cannabis use, abuse, and withdrawal: Cannabinergic mechanisms, clinical, and preclinical findings

AJ Kesner, DM Lovinger - Journal of neurochemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis sativa is the most widely used illicit drug in the world. Its main psychoactive
component is delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of over 100 phytocannabinoid …

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of aerosolized (“vaped”) THC in adolescent male and female rats

CM Ruiz, A Torrens, V Lallai, E Castillo, L Manca… - …, 2021 - Springer
Rationale Adolescent exposure to∆ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychotropic
constituent of cannabis, might affect brain development, and in rodent models leads to long …

Cell type specific cannabinoid CB1 receptor distribution across the human and non-human primate cortex

S Chou, T Ranganath, KN Fish, DA Lewis… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Alterations in cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1R) are implicated in various psychiatric
disorders. CB1R participates in both depolarization induced suppression of inhibition (DSI) …

Lipid endocannabinoids in energy metabolism, stress and developmental programming

MM Almeida, CP Dias-Rocha, C Calviño… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) regulates brain development and function, energy
metabolism and stress in a sex-, age-and tissue-dependent manner. The ECS comprises …

Chronic Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol treatment has dose-dependent effects on open field exploratory behavior and [3H] SR141716A receptor binding in the rat brain

L Freeman-Striegel, J Hamilton, R Kannappan, T Bell… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims Acute and chronic Δ 9-THC exposure paradigms affect the body differently. More must
be known about the impact of chronic Δ 9-THC on cannabinoid-1 (CB1R) and mu-opioid …

The relationship between cannabis, cognition, and schizophrenia: it's complicated

H Kayir, J Ruffolo, P McCunn, JY Khokhar - Cognitive Functioning in …, 2022 - Springer
The consequences of cannabis use, especially in the context of schizophrenia, have gained
increased importance with the legalization of cannabis in North America and across the …

Dos (e) age: role of dose and age in the long-term effect of cannabinoids on cognition

E Zamberletti, T Rubino - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cannabis is still the most widely used illicit drug around the world. While its use has always
been prevalent among adolescents, recent evidence suggests that its consumption is also …

Long-term effects of THC exposure on reward learning and motivated behavior in adolescent and adult male rats

B Halbout, C Hutson, L Hua, V Inshishian… - …, 2023 - Springer
Rationale The endocannabinoid system makes critical contributions to reward processing,
motivation, and behavioral control. Repeated exposure to THC or other cannabinoid drugs …