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A population-based analysis conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal explores the relationship between substance use and adolescent cognitive development. The study examines the effects of alcohol and cannabis misuse on cognition and investigates four theoretical models that could explain the association: a common underlying vulnerability model, a neuroplasticity model, a neurotoxicity model, and a developmental sensitivity hypothesis. The authors found that both alcohol and cannabis misuse were related to impairments in working memory, perceptual reasoning, and inhibitory control. Cannabis use also showed lasting effects on inhibitory control and working memory, as well as concurrent effects on delayed memory recall and perceptual reasoning. However, alcohol use did not show any lasting effects on cognition. The study concludes that cannabis use has more pronounced effects on cognitive function than alcohol, and advocates for further investment in evidence-based preventive interventions to address substance abuse among adolescents. It suggests that protecting youths from the adverse effects of substance use, particularly cannabis, is important for promoting healthy cognitive development in adolescence.
Keywords
population-based analysis
substance use
adolescent cognitive development
alcohol misuse
cannabis misuse
working memory
perceptual reasoning
inhibitory control
neuroplasticity model
neurotoxicity model
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