Potential therapy to treat detrimental effects of marijuana

ScienceDaily
Oct 15, 2019, 9:22 am19 pts
A new study using a preclinical animal model suggests that prenatal exposure to THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, makes the brain's dopamine neurons (an integral component of the reward system) hyperactive and increases sensitivity to the behavioral effects of THC during pre-adolescence.

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