Chronic THC during adolescence increases the vulnerability to stress-induced relapse to heroin seeking in adult rats.
European Neuropsychopharmacology July 2014 Serena Stopponi, Laura Soverchia, Massimo Ubaldi et al.
Cannabis derivatives are among the most widely used illicit substances among young people. The addictive potential of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major active ingredient of cannabis is well documented in scientific literature. However, the consequence of THC exposure during adolescence on occurrence of addiction for other drugs of abuse later in life is still controversial. To...