Inês Macedo, Tiago O Paiva, Rita Pasion, Laura Daedelow, Andreas Heinz, Ana Magalhães, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun L W Bokde, Sylvane Desrivières, Herta Flor, Antoine Grigis, Hugh Garavan, Penny Gowland, Rüdiger Brühl, Jean-Luc Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillère Martinot, Eric Artiges, Frauke Nees, Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos, Tomáš Paus, Luise Poustka, Sarah Hohmann, Nathalie Holz, Juliane H Fröhner, Michael N Smolka, Nilakshi Vaidya, Henrik Walter, Robert Whelan, Gunter Schumann, Fernando Barbosa
RATIONALE: For decades, cannabis has been the most widely used illicit substance in the world, particularly among youth. Research suggests that mental health problems associated with cannabis use may result from its effect on reward brain circuit, emotional processes, and cognition. However, findings are mostly derived from correlational studies and inconsistent, particularly in adolescents. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: Using data from the IMAGEN study, participants (non-users, persistent users, abstinent users) were classified according to their cannabis use at 19 and 22 years-old...
March 26, 2024: Psychopharmacology