September 2018

Abstract: Marijuana is one of the most widely used substances during pregnancy in the United States. Emerging data on the ability of cannabinoids to cross the placenta and affect the development of the fetus raise concerns about both pregnancy outcomes and long-term consequences for the infant… Read More »Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Implications for Neonatal and Childhood Outcomes

Robert L. DuPont,⁎, Beth Hanb, Corinne L. Sheaa, Bertha K. Madrasc,d a Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., 6191 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852, USA  b Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, USA  c McLean Hospital, 115 Mill… Read More »Drug use among youth: National survey data support a common liability of all drug use

Cannabis use is a heritable trait that has been associated with adverse mental health outcomes. In the largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) for lifetime cannabis use to date (N = 184,765), we identified eight genome-wide significant independent single nucleotide polymorphisms in six regions. All measured genetic… Read More »Genome Wide Associated Study (GWAS) of lifetime cannabis use reveals new risk loci, genetic overlap with psychiatric traits, and a causal influence of schizophrenia