This interesting longitudinal study found that puberty is more significant than simple chronological age for substance use prevention interventions
This interesting longitudinal study found that puberty is more significant than simple chronological age for substance use prevention interventions
This article includes an interesting overview of risk taking and decision making processes in the adolescent brain from the unusual standpoint of legal responsibility.
This original longitudinal pilot study helps understand the neural processes behind first year university students' drinking.
This study found that addiction may result from abnormal brain circuitry in the area that controls decision making.
Collaboration between Japanese and Canadian researchers has established that addiction may result from abnormal brain circuitry in the area that controls decision making.
Here is the link to NIDA's YouTube channel where one can currently find 148 videos relating to drug prevention and education, neuroscience and addiction.
This study of postmortem human brain tissue found that cannabis interferes with crucial changes occurring in the adolescent brain.
This study of postmortem human brain tissue found that cannabis interferes with crucial changes occurring in the adolescent brain.
Paul Heroux discusses the extent of prescription drug abuse, definitions of drug addiction, drug altered brains, policy implications and other issues. May 2012