Chronic alcohol and marijuana use during youth can compromise white-matter integrity
Sunday, December 16, 2012 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Chronic alcohol and marijuana during youth is associated with worsened neurocognitive abilities into later adolescence and adulthood. A new study examines fiber tract integrity affected by adolescent alcohol and marijuana use for 1.5 years. Results support previous findings of reduced white-matter integrity in these youth.