Adolescent Substance Use Brain Structure

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Brain structure differences are associated with early use of substances among adolescents

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Brain structure differences are associated with early use of substances among adolescents.

Many differences appeared to exist prior to any substance use, pointing to the role brain structure may play in substance use risk.

While these data could someday help inform clinical prevention strategies, the researchers emphasize that brain structure alone cannot predict substance use during adolescence, and that these data should not be used as a diagnostic tool.

The ABCD study shows that patterns of functional brain connectivity in early adolescence could predict substance use initiation in youth.

Future studies will be crucial to determine how initial brain structure differences may change as children age and with continued substance use.

The hope is that these types of studies could help change how we think about the development of substance use disorders and inform more accurate models of addiction moving forward.

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