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Different Responses in the Brains of Young Marijuana Users

Young man smoking pot

A study by CAM researchers published in the journal Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging finds that the brains of young adult marijuana users react differently to social exclusion than do those of non-users. Learn more in a press release from MGH and on the Science Explorer website.

Research on Pot and the Teen Brain

Research on Pot and the Teen Brain

A new CAM study targets young marijuana smokers, focusing on how drug abstinence impacts cognitive skills of teen subjects. An article in proto, MGH’s online magazine, looks at the study and others, and talks about how changing laws are creating a more accepting environment for a substance that might have more lasting effects than most…MORE

Videos of Proceedings of the Marijuana and Cannabinoids Summit Now Available

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit (March 22-23)

Dr. Evins spoke and Drs. Randi Schuster and Jodi Gilman presented their latest studies at the Neuroscience Research Summit, convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The summit focused on the neurological and psychiatric effects of marijuana, other cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoid system. The goal of this summit was to ensure that evidence-based information…MORE

Center Awarded $10 Million to Help Patients with Serious Mental Illness Quit Smoking

The Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital has been awarded $10 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the effectiveness of two practical approaches to improve the health of people with mental illness in the community. The project will test whether tailored education to primary care doctors alone or combined…MORE

CAM Doctors at the Neuroscience Research Summit (March 22-23)

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit (March 22-23)

Dr. Evins will be speaking and Drs. Randi Schuster and Jodi Gilman presenting their latest studies at the Neuroscience Research Summit, convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The summit will focus on the neurological and psychiatric effects of marijuana, other cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoid system. Both the adverse and the potential therapeutic effects of…MORE