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21 lip 2024 · More risky behaviors: Substance abuse makes teens more likely to engage in risky behaviors like unprotected sex (or "condomless sex") or dangerous driving. Higher risk for adult health problems: Teenagers who abuse substances have a higher risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and sleep disorders.
13 lis 2021 · Drug abuse, substance, adolescent. Drug abuse is detrimental, and excessive drug usage is a worldwide problem. Drug usage typically begins during adolescence. Factors for drug abuse include a variety of protective and risk factors.
3 wrz 2024 · The combination of a developing reward system and greater sensitization to opioids makes teenagers more likely to engage in drug-seeking behaviors, increasing the risk of addiction and...
6 paź 2023 · These changes in the brain and behavior make adolescents particularly likely to engage in substance use and susceptible to the long-term negative consequences of drug use.
In the following review, we will highlight some of the most recent literature on the neurobiological and behavioral effects of adolescent drug use in rodents, non-human primates, and humans, with a specific focus on alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, and the interactions between these substances.
1 mar 2020 · Adolescent exposure to drugs induces drug-specific consequences. Over the past decade, many studies have indicated that adolescence is a critical period of brain development and maturation.
1 mar 2024 · Substance use during adolescence is particularly dangerous because psychoactive substances, including nicotine, cannabis, and alcohol, can interfere with healthy brain development (Winters, K. C., & Arria, A., Prevention Research, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2011).
