Prenatal THC exposure and binge-like alcohol drinking in early adolescence: From sex-specific drinking vulnerability to abnormal endocannabinoid-dopamine nexus in the nucleus accumbens.

J Psychopharmacol February 27, 2026 DOI: 10.1177/02698811261420097 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Preclinical study Peer reviewed
Population	Adolescent rodents (likely rats or mice) with prenatal THC exposure
Intervention	Prenatal THC exposure
Topics	Cannabis
Key points	Prenatal THC exposure alters the endocannabinoid-dopamine nexus in the nucleus accumbens, which may contribute to sex-specific binge-like alcohol drinking vulnerability in early adolescence.

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Prenatal THC exposure and binge-like alcohol drinking in early adolescence: From sex-specific drinking vulnerability to abnormal endocannabinoid-dopamine nexus in the nucleus accumbens.

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