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Article de Périodique
Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife (2012)
Auteur(s) :
MEIER, M. H. ;
CASPI, A. ;
AMBLER, A. ;
HARRINGTON, H. ;
HOUTS, R. ;
KEEFE, R. S. E. ;
McDONALD, K. ;
WARD, A. ;
POULTON, R. ;
MOFFITT, T. E.
Année :
2012
Page(s) :
E2657-E2664
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
54
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus géographique
NOUVELLE ZELANDE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ETUDE PROSPECTIVE
;
COHORTE
;
AGE
;
CANNABIS
;
INTELLIGENCE
;
NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE
;
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
;
COGNITION
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
ADOLESCENT
;
TOXICITE
;
TROUBLES DE LA MEMOIRE
;
TEST
;
DIAGNOSTIC
;
FACTEUR DE VULNERABILITE
Note générale :
* Commentary: Long-term effects of adolescent-onset and persistent use of cannabis. Gonzalez R., Swanson J.M., p. 15970-15971.
* Editorial : "Troubles cognitifs induits par le cannabis : surtout lorsque la consommation a commencé précocement", Dervaux A., Le Courrier des Addictions 2012;14(3):3-4.
* Analyse : "Dépendance au cannabis et baisse des fonctions cognitives", Lert F., Swaps 2012, n°67, p. 11-13.
* Regard critique : Analyse d'une étude sur le ralentissement neuropsychologique de l'enfance à la quarantaine chez des usagers réguliers de cannabis, Haslé C., Perdrieau J. F., Alcoologie et Addictologie, 2014;36(1): 43-48.
* Editorial : "Troubles cognitifs induits par le cannabis : surtout lorsque la consommation a commencé précocement", Dervaux A., Le Courrier des Addictions 2012;14(3):3-4.
* Analyse : "Dépendance au cannabis et baisse des fonctions cognitives", Lert F., Swaps 2012, n°67, p. 11-13.
* Regard critique : Analyse d'une étude sur le ralentissement neuropsychologique de l'enfance à la quarantaine chez des usagers réguliers de cannabis, Haslé C., Perdrieau J. F., Alcoologie et Addictologie, 2014;36(1): 43-48.
Note de contenu :
http://infam.antville.org/static/infam/files/pnas.pdf
Résumé :
Recent reports show that fewer adolescents believe that regular cannabis use is harmful to health. Concomitantly, adolescents are initiating cannabis use at younger ages, and more adolescents are using cannabis on a daily basis. The purpose of the present study was to test the association between persistent cannabis use and neuropsychological decline and determine whether decline is concentrated among adolescent-onset cannabis users. Participants were members of the Dunedin Study, a prospective study of a birth cohort of 1,037 individuals followed from birth (1972/1973) to age 38 y. Cannabis use was ascertained in interviews at ages 18, 21, 26, 32, and 38 y. Neuropsychological testing was conducted at age 13 y, before initiation of cannabis use, and again at age 38 y, after a pattern of persistent cannabis use had developed. Persistent cannabis use was associated with neuropsychological decline broadly across domains of functioning, even after controlling for years of education. Informants also reported noticing more cognitive problems for persistent cannabis users. Impairment was concentrated among adolescent-onset cannabis users, with more persistent use associated with greater decline. Further, cessation of cannabis use did not fully restore neuropsychological functioning among adolescent-onset cannabis users. Findings are suggestive of a neurotoxic effect of cannabis on the adolescent brain and highlight the importance of prevention and policy efforts targeting adolescents.
Affiliation :
Duke Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Center, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA