To Chief or Not To Chief.. Now There Is No Question...

yea.. that was a pretty clever fucking title.. I know.. I just read it to myself.. haha.. neways.. it seems that the whole world jset wants weed to be legalized cuz they are finding any reason to say its not that bad. I'm not complaining tho! haha it'll only simplify my life. soo yea here's the latest news:

Adolescence is a unique period in neurodevelopment. Alcohol and marijuana use are common. Recent research has indicated that adolescent substance users show abnormalities on measures of brain functioning, which is linked to changes in neurocognition over time. Abnormalities have been seen in brain structure volume, white matter quality, and activation to cognitive tasks, even in youth with as little as 1-2 years of heavy drinking and consumption levels of 20 drinks per month, especially if > 4-5 drinks are consumed on a single occasion. Heavy marijuana users show some subtle anomalies too, but generally not the same degree of divergence from demographically similar non-using adolescents. This article reviews the extant literature on neurocognition, brain structure, and brain function in adolescent substance users with an emphasis on the most commonly used substances, and in the context of ongoing neuromaturational processes. Methodological and treatment implications are provided



SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, California, USA.