Does cannabis use cause declines in neuropsychological functioning? A review of longitudinal studies

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 23, Issue 9-10 Special Issue, 2017, Pages 893-902

  Gonzalez, Raul ^a   Pacheco Colón, Ileana ^a   Duperrouzel, Jacqueline C ^a   Hawes, Samuel W ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Cognition; Drug abuse; Longitudinal; Marijuana; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS SMOKING; DISORDERS OF HIGHER CEREBRAL FUNCTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 85044636017     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617717000789     Document Type: Review

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