Longitudinal study of cognition among adolescent marijuana users over three weeks of abstinence

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 970-976

  Hanson, Karen L ^a,b   Winward, Jennifer L ^b   Schweinsburg, Alecia D ^c   Medina, Krista Lisdahl ^d   Brown, Sandra A ^a,b   Tapert, Susan F ^a,b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cannabis; Cognition; Drug effects; Neuropsychology; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TIME PERCEPTION; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CANNABIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955516566     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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