WFAD 2012 – Drug Effects on the Adolescent Brain: Preventing Youth Drug Use Is a Global Imperative

Published January 31, 2014

WFAD 2012 – Drug Effects on The Adolescent Brain: Preventing Youth Drug Use Is A Global Imperative – Speaker: Bertha Madras Professor of psychobiology, Harvard Medical School, USA.

'Caffeine use disorder' made worse by lack of labelling of amounts on cups …

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"The negative effects of caffeine are often not recognized as such because it is a socially acceptable and widely consumed drug that is well integrated into our customs and routines," said the study's co-author Laura Juliano. "And while many people can …
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Lori Boyajian-O'Neill: Teens falling prey to dangerous drugs

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Teens are particularly susceptible to the long-term effects of drugs on brain development. The human brain continues to develop into early to mid-20s. The pre-frontal cortex, in the front part of the brain, is the last to develop. It is the area of the …
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