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University of Nebraska Medical Center

2018

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Neural Correlates Of Polysubstance Use: Differential And Interactive Effects Of Alcohol And Cannabis On The Adolescent Brain, Joseph Aloi Aug 2018

Neural Correlates Of Polysubstance Use: Differential And Interactive Effects Of Alcohol And Cannabis On The Adolescent Brain, Joseph Aloi

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Two of the most commonly used and abused substances by adolescents in the United States are alcohol and cannabis, which are associated with adverse medical and psychiatric outcomes. Alcohol use and cannabis use during adolescence is also associated with an increased risk of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and/or cannabis use disorder (CUD) in adulthood as well as increased likelihood of relapse after successful treatment. Despite this, much of the previous work on the neurobiology of substance use disorders has focused on adult substance use. This work has shown that individuals with AUD and/or CUD show dysfunction within reward processing, emotion …