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Prefrontal cortex and putamen grey matter alterations in cannabis and tobacco users.

Yusuf DanijuPaul FaulknerKaz BrandtPaul Allen
Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2022)
Regular cannabis users who also smoked tobacco cigarettes showed altered GMV patterns relative to controls. However, a similar pattern of GMV differences was also seen between regular tobacco users that did not use cannabis. Further research is needed to disentangle the effects of cannabis and tobacco use on brain structure.
Keyphrases
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