Positive and negative effects of cannabis and cannabinoids on health

K Cohen, A Weizman… - Clinical Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis is the most popular illicit drug in the Western world. Repeated cannabis use has
been associated with short‐and long‐term side effects, including respiratory and …

[HTML][HTML] The neuropsychopharmacology of cannabis: A review of human imaging studies

MAP Bloomfield, C Hindocha, SF Green… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The laws governing cannabis are evolving worldwide and associated with changing
patterns of use. The main psychoactive drug in cannabis is Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) …

Dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex in addiction: neuroimaging findings and clinical implications

RZ Goldstein, ND Volkow - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
The loss of control over drug intake that occurs in addiction was initially believed to result
from disruption of subcortical reward circuits. However, imaging studies in addictive …

Integrating endocannabinoid signaling and cannabinoids into the biology and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

MN Hill, P Campolongo, R Yehuda… - …, 2018 - nature.com
Exposure to stress is an undeniable, but in most cases surmountable, part of life. However,
in certain individuals, exposure to severe or cumulative stressors can lead to an array of …

Structural and functional imaging studies in chronic cannabis users: a systematic review of adolescent and adult findings

A Batalla, S Bhattacharyya, M Yuecel, P Fusar-Poli… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The growing concern about cannabis use, the most commonly used illicit drug
worldwide, has led to a significant increase in the number of human studies using …

Large-scale functional brain network architecture changes associated with trauma-related dissociation

LAM Lebois, M Li, JT Baker, JD Wolff… - American Journal of …, 2021 - psychiatryonline.org
Objective: Dissociative experiences commonly occur in response to trauma, and while their
presence strongly affects treatment approaches in posttraumatic spectrum disorders, their …

Age of onset of marijuana use and executive function.

SA Gruber, KA Sagar, MK Dahlgren… - … of addictive behaviors, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Marijuana (MJ) remains the most widely abused illicit substance in the United States, and in
recent years, a decline in perceived risk of MJ use has been accompanied by a …

The endocannabinoid system and cannabidiol's promise for the treatment of substance use disorder

Y Chye, E Christensen, N Solowij, M Yücel - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Substance use disorder is characterized by repeated use of a substance, leading to
clinically significant distress, making it a serious public health concern. The …

Cannabis effects on brain structure, function, and cognition: considerations for medical uses of cannabis and its derivatives

AC Burggren, A Shirazi, N Ginder… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance worldwide, and legalization
for recreational and medical purposes has substantially increased its availability and use in …

Heavy cannabis use, dependence and the brain: a clinical perspective

E Kroon, L Kuhns, E Hoch, J Cousijn - Addiction, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To summarize and evaluate our knowledge of the relationship between heavy
cannabis use, cannabis use disorder (CUD) and the brain. Methods Narrative review of …