Regular cannabis and alcohol use is associated with resting-state time course power spectra in incarcerated adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Cannabis and alcohol are believed to have widespread effects on the brain. Although adolescents are at increased risk for substance use, the adolescent brain may also be particularly vulnerable to the effects of drug exposure due to its rapid maturation. Here, we examined the association between cannabis and alcohol use duration and resting-state functional connectivity in a large sample of male juvenile delinquents. The present sample was drawn from the Southwest Advanced Neuroimaging Cohort, Youth sample, and from a youth detention facility in Wisconsin. All participants were scanned at the maximum-security facilities using The Mind Research Network's 1.5T Avanto SQ Mobile MRI scanner. Information on cannabis and alcohol regular use duration was collected using self-report. Resting-state

SUBMITTER: Thijssen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5561725 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature