Brain Function Outcomes of Recent and Lifetime Cannabis Use
Abstract Question: Are recent cannabis use and lifetime cannabis use associated with differences in brain function during cognitive tasks? Findings:…
Nora D. Volkow
Association of semaglutide with reduced incidence and relapse of cannabis use disorder in real-world populations: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Cannabis is the most frequently used illicit drug in the United States with more than 45 million users of…
Association between cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia stronger in young males than in females
Abstract Background: Previous research suggests an increase in schizophrenia population attributable risk fraction (PARF) for cannabis use disorder (CUD). However,…
Cannabis Affects Cerebellar Volume and Sleep Differently in Men and Women
Abstract Background: There are known sex differences in behavioral and clinical outcomes associated with drugs of abuse, including cannabis. However,…
Brain structural changes in cannabis dependence: association with MAGL
Abstract Cannabis use is rising, yet there is poor understanding of biological processes that might link chronic cannabis use to…
Cannabis Addiction and the Brain: a Review
Abstract Cannabis is the most commonly used substance of abuse in the United States after alcohol and tobacco. With a…
Deficits in striatal dopamine release in cannabis dependence
Abstract Most drugs of abuse lead to a general blunting of dopamine release in the chronic phase of dependence, which…
Metabolic Effects of Chronic Cannabis Smoking
Abstract OBJECTIVE: We examined if chronic cannabis smoking is associated with hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance, reduced β-cell function, or dyslipidemia…