2021
Annual Review of Developmental Psychology: The Effects of Cannabis Use on the Development of Adolescents and Young Adults – January 2021
Association Between Friends Use of Nicotine and Cannabis and Intake of Both Substances among Adolescents – February 2021
The Effects of Marihuana on Adolescents and Young Adults – Kolansky & Moore, 1971 – February 2021
Young‐adult compared to adolescent onset of regular cannabis use: A 20‐year prospective cohort study of later consequences – January 2021. Cannabis users who began regular use in their teens had poorer later life outcomes than non‐using peers. The larger group who began regular cannabis use after leaving high school accounted for most cannabis‐related harms in adulthood.
2020
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study – ongoing
Adolescent Δ 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Exposure Selectively Impairs Working Memory – Nov. 2020
Cannabis and the Adolescent Brain – Jan. 2020
College students using more pot in legal states; binge drinking less – Jan. 2020
National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens – Updated Jul. 2020
2019
A Deep Dive into Adolescent Development – June 2019
A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development – Feb. 2019
Age-related differences in the impact of cannabis use on the brain
and cognition: a systematic review – January 2019
Grey Matter Volume Differences Associated with Extremely Low Levels of Cannabis Use in Adolescence – March 2019
Early, heavy, and chronic cannabis use does have substantive negative effects on the brain – Oct. 2019
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: BRAIN PRO DR. AMEN ON CANNABIS + THE DEVELOPING BRAIN – Oct. 2019. In his book Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades, Dr. Amen unpacks the reasons why students need to avoid addictive substances like cannabis. They change your brain in ways that make it harder for you to learn new things, memorize class material and maintain good study habits. They are likely to change your grades but in the wrong direction.
Growing up high: Understanding the impacts of adolescent cannabis use on mental health and brain development – Aug. 2019
Growing Up High PDF – Jun. 2019
Impact of neuroimmune activation induced by alcohol or drug abuse on adolescent brain development – Oct. 2019
Is the Adolescent Brain at Greater Vulnerability to the Effects of Cannabis? A Narrative Review of the Evidence – August 2020
Marijuana use among adolescents is associated with deleterious alterations in mature BDNF – Jan. 2019
2018
Cannabis Involvement and Neuropsychological Performance: Findings from the Human
Connectome Project – Oct. 2018
How Marijuana May Damage Teenage Brains in Study Using Genetically Vulnerable Mice – Dec. 2018
One Month of Abstinence from Cannabis Improves Memory in Adolescents, Young Adults – Science Daily Oct. 2018
Synthetic Cannabinoids: Spice, K2 and similar marijuana-like substances – Dec. 2018
What are the effects of increasing cannabis potency on adolescent health? – Lancet 2018
2017 or later
Adolescent Brain Development and Drug Abuse – June 2008
Adolescent Cannabis Use and Psychosis: Epidemiology and Neurodevelopmental Models – 2010
Adverse Effects of Cannabis on Adolescent Brain Development: A Longitudinal Study – March 2017
Biology of Addiction: Drugs and Alcohol Can Hijack Your Brain – Oct. 2015
Cannabis and Adolescent Brain Development – 2015
Cannabis Exposure May Lead to Psychosis – Jan. 2015
Cannabis Use and Later Life Outcomes – Jun. 2008
Insights into Human Behavior from Lesions to the Prefrontal Cortex – Sept. 2014
Longitudinal Development of Human Brain Wiring Continues from Childhood into Adulthood – July 2011
Longitudinal Changes in White Matter Microstructure After Heavy Cannabis Use – May 2015
Marijuana and the developing brain – Nov. 2015
Persistent Cannabis Users Show Neuropsychological Decline from Childhood to Midlife – July 2012
Recreational marijuana use impacts white matter integrity and subcortical (but not cortical) morphometry – Jun. 2016
Teens who smoke pot at risk for later schizophrenia, psychosis – Mar. 2011
The Addictive Brain: All Roads Lead to Dopamine – April 2012
The effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on the dopamine system – May 2017
Why Teens Are Impulsive, Addiction-Prone And Should Protect Their Brains – Jan. 2015
Youth and marijuana: Youth are at special risk for harm – Jun. 2016