Dr. Barry Dworkin

THC activity on the developing adolescent brain may potentiate risk of schizophrenia in susceptible individuals

Health Headlines Commentary for January 12, 2016

Source:

Marijuana could produce schizophrenia-like conditions in teenage brains, but not in adults: study

Reference:

Adolescent Cannabinoid Exposure Induces a Persistent Sub-Cortical Hyper-Dopaminergic State and Associated Molecular Adaptations in the Prefrontal Cortex

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