2018
Revisiting the Consequences of Adolescent Cannabinoid Exposure Through the Lens of the Endocannabinoid System
Ganesh S, Vidya K, Rashid A, Singh J, D’Souza D. Revisiting the Consequences of Adolescent Cannabinoid Exposure Through the Lens of the Endocannabinoid System. Current Addiction Reports 2018, 5: 418-427. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-018-0233-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent cannabinoid exposureCannabinoid exposureEndocannabinoid systemHuman studiesAdolescent cannabis exposurePersistent consequencesPatterns of cannabisPotential molecular mechanismsExogenous cannabinoidsCannabis exposureSynaptic potentiationAnimal modelsAdolescent exposureConflicting resultsNeurodevelopmentExposureCannabinoidsMolecular mechanismsPlausible linkRecent studiesPersistent effectsCompelling evidenceCognitive consequencesFurther researchEpigenetic mechanisms
2014
Gone to Pot – A Review of the Association between Cannabis and Psychosis
Radhakrishnan R, Wilkinson ST, D’Souza D. Gone to Pot – A Review of the Association between Cannabis and Psychosis. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2014, 5: 54. PMID: 24904437, PMCID: PMC4033190, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00054.BooksPsychotic disordersFamily historyEmergence of psychosisPolymorphisms of COMTPublic health policySymptoms of schizophreniaTrigger relapsePsychosis outcomesHigh riskEpidemiological studiesAcute exposurePsychotomimetic symptomsPsychophysiological abnormalitiesPersistent effectsCognitive deficitsCannabis useHealth policyCannabinoidsSymptomsGenetic factorsCannabisChildhood traumaDisordersStandard criteriaWarrants serious consideration