Neural correlates of negative life events and their relationships with alcohol and cannabis use initiation.

Yihong ZhaoMarc N PotenzaSusan F TapertMartin P Paulus

Published in: Dialogues in clinical neuroscience (2023)

Controllable but not uncontrollable NLEs increased the odds of alcohol and cannabis initiation. Moreover, those individuals with less mature brain structures at the time of the NLEs experienced a greater impact of NLEs on subsequent initiation of alcohol or cannabis use. Targeting youth experiencing controllable NLEs may help mitigate alcohol and cannabis initiation.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
high resolution
young adults
resting state
cancer therapy
drug delivery