Tashia Petker, Jane DeJesus, Alex Lee, Jessica Gillard, Max M Owens, Iris Balodis, Michael Amlung, Tony George, Assaf Oshri, Geoffrey Hall, Louis Schmidt, James MacKillop
There is some evidence that cannabis use is associated with lower cognitive performance and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but the existing literature is relatively inconsistent, potentially due to small samples in previous studies. Using a dimensional design, the current study examined cannabis use severity and age of first cannabis use in relation to neurocognitive performance and ADHD symptoms in a large sample of community adults ( N = 1,008, M age = 38.49, 56.0% female). Participants were assessed for cannabis involvement, neurocognitive performance, and ADHD symptoms...
December 2020: Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology