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Newest firstBackground As adolescent cannabis use becomes more common, questions remain about the potential for neurocognitive recovery after stopping cannabis use. Method This study examined whether short-term abstinence from cannabis leads to cognitive improvements. A total of 238 adolescents (ages 13-19; 51% female; 55% White, 18% Black, 9% Asian, 18% other races) from Greater Boston participated, including 154 adolescents…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Heavy cannabis use often co-occurs with symptoms of depression in adolescents. Adolescents with past-year cannabis use are at increased risk of major depressive episodes and cannabis use is more than twice as common in adolescents with depression compared to those without. This study seeks to disentangle relationships between acute cannabis use, withdrawal, and abstinence on proximal depression and suic…
Background Evidence for long-term effectiveness of commercial cannabis products used to treat medical symptoms is inconsistent, despite increasingly widespread use. Objective To prospectively evaluate the effects of using cannabis on self-reported symptoms of pain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and cannabis use disorder (CUD) after 12 months of use. Methods This observational cohort study describes outcomes over…
Background: Cannabis use is prevalent among adolescents, and many report using in attempts to alleviate negative mood and anxiety. Abstinence from substances such as alcohol and tobacco has been reported to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression. Few studies have examined the effect of cannabis abstinence on symptoms of anxiety and depression. Objective: To test the effect of 4 weeks of continuous cannabis abs…