Adolescent neurodevelopment and substance use: Receptor expression and behavioral consequences

Thorpe, Hayley H.A.; Hamidullah, Shahnaza; Jenkins, Bryan W.; Khokhar, Jibran Y.

doi:10.1016/j.pharmthera.2019.107431

Adolescent neurodevelopment and substance use: Receptor expression and behavioral consequences

Adolescence is the transitional period between childhood and adulthood, during which extensive brain development occurs. Since this period also overlaps with the initiation of drug use, it is important to consider how substance use during this time might produce long-term neurobiological alterati…