Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Linked to Poor Executive Function, Aggression in Kids

October 29, 2024

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(MedPage Today) – Pointing to the association between cannabis exposure and worse attention and inhibitory control, she noted “that jumped out at us, in particular, because, one, it was among the strongest associations we observed in the study, but also was so strikingly consistent with a couple of classic longitudinal studies that were done back in the 80s and 90s.”

“These findings reinforce the existing clinical recommendations that are out there [from] the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,” Keim said. “Hopefully this evidence gives some renewed, fresh data for clinicians to use when they approach their patients.” (Read More)