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M. Ashtari

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Medial temporal structures and memory functions in adolescents with heavy cannabis use

Journal of Psychiatric Research February 5, 2011 M. Ashtari, B. Avants, L. Cyckowski et al.

Converging lines of evidence suggest an adverse effect of heavy cannabis use on adolescent brain development, particularly on the hippocampus. In this preliminary study, we compared hippocampal morphology in 14 “treatment-seeking” adolescents (aged 18-20) with a history of prior heavy-cannabis use (5.8 joints/day) after an average of 6.7 months of drug abstinence, and 14 demographically matched...