Center for Addiction Medicine

CAM’s Director of Neuropsychology Receives NIH Award for New Study on Cannabis and Adolescents

Dr. Randi Schuster received a 5-year K23 career development award from the National Institute of Health for a study entitled “Cognitive Recovery with Cannabis Abstinence among High School-Aged Adolescents” to evaluate whether cognitive performance improves when adolescents stop using cannabis and to explore psychiatric risk-factors for cognitive resilience.

Inquiries about the study, including how to participate, can be directed to Dr. Schuster at 617-643-6673 or Rschuster@mgh.harvard.edu.