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Newest firstBackground/Objectives: Prenatal substance exposure (PSE) to alcohol, cannabis, and other psychoactive drugs affects over 500,000 pregnancies annually in the US and is consistently associated with adverse birth and childhood outcomes, but the underlying biological mechanisms are not well-understood. Given the dopaminergic system’s role in substance use and child development, this study aimed to examine and connect…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objective To investigate the association between prenatal cannabis use and perinatal outcomes using longitudinal data from pregnant individuals. Study design This secondary-data analysis study utilized data collected from 894 pregnant individuals followed in the Stress in Pregnancy longitudinal study, conducted between 2009 and 2013. The status of cannabis use was ascertained through interviews and electronic medi…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundEarly-life adverse experiences can elevate the magnitude of the risk of developmental psychopathology, but the potential synergistic effects of multiple factors have not been well studied.AimsTo determine whether prenatal exposures to maternal stress (Superstorm Sandy) and maternal cannabis use synergistically alter the risk of developmental psychopathology.MethodThe study included 163 children (53.4% gi…
BackgroundMany young people experiment with cannabis, yet only a subgroup progress to dependence suggesting individual differences that could relate to factors such as genetics and behavioral traits. Dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) and proenkephalin (PENK) genes have been implicated in animal studies with cannabis exposure. Whether polymorphisms of these genes are associated with cannabis dependence and related behavi…
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