Study Measures How Alcohol Use Affects the Adolescent Brain
A study published late last year examined whether heavy drinking at a young age alters the brain.[1] There were 451 participants—all between the ages of 12 and 21 at the beginning of the study—who had brain imaging scans and exam visits over the course of four years. In that time, participants logged when and how […]
NIH Study Identifying the Impact of Adolescent Substance Use on Brain Development is in the Second Phase
In April 2020, the largest long-term study of brain development ever conducted in the US—the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—was renewed for another seven years. Among other factors that affect development, the study looks at the effect of substance use on the developing brain. The ABCD study […]