Journal article
Brain Anatomical Alterations in Young Cannabis Users: Is it All Hype? A Meta-Analysis of Structural Neuroimaging Studies
V Lorenzetti, M Kowalczyk, L Duehlmeyer, LM Greenwood, Y Chye, M Yücel, S Whittle, CA Roberts
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research | Published : 2023
Abstract
Introduction: Cannabis use has a high prevalence in young youth and is associated with poor psychosocial outcomes. Such outcomes have been ascribed to the impact of cannabis exposure on the developing brain. However, findings from individual studies of volumetry in youth cannabis users are equivocal. Objectives: Our primary objective was to systematically review the evidence on brain volume differences between young cannabis users and nonusers aged 12-26 where profound neuromaturation occurs, accounting for the role of global brain volumes (GBVs). Our secondary objective was to systematically integrate the findings on the association between youth age and volumetry in youth cannabis users. F..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Funding was provided by the Australian Catholic Uni-versity through a competitive scheme. M.Y. has received funding from Monash University, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; including Fellowship #1117188), the Australian Research Council(ARC), Australian Defence Science and Technology(DST), and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS). He has also received philanthropic donations from the David Winston Turner Endowment Fund, the Wilson Foundation, as well as payment fromlaw firms in relationship to court and/or expert witness reports. S.W. was supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (#1125504)