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Newest firstBackground Emerging adulthood is a developmental period marked by heightened risk for illicit substance use, potentially influencing neurocognitive development and mental health. However, longitudinal and objective data on changing patterns of substance use and their associated neuropsychiatric outcomes remain scarce. Longitudinal monitoring of substance use could inform targeted prevention strategies during this…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Substance use has consistently been linked with cognitive impairments. However, most previous studies have focused on highly selective samples of individuals with chronic substance use disorders and have typically relied solely on self-reports. The associations between recreational use patterns of single or multiple substances and cognitive functioning in representative samples remain unclear. Methods W…
Rationale As cannabis potency and cannabis use are increasing in newly legalized markets, it is increasingly important to measure and examine the effects of cannabinoid exposure. Objectives The current study aims to assess how hair-derived cannabinoid concentrations - offering insight into three-month cumulative exposure - are associated with common self-report measures of cannabis use and cannabis use-related pro…
Open article record in new tab ↗A common method to quantify chronic stress is the analysis of stress markers in keratinized matrices such as hair or nail. In this study, we aimed to validate a sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the combined quantification of steroid hormones and endocannabinoids (eCBs) in the keratinized matrix nail. Furthermore, we aimed to investigate the suitability of the nail matr…
Background Previous research in animals and humans has demonstrated a potential role of stress regulatory systems, such as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the endocannabinoid (eCB) system, in the development of substance use disorders. We thus investigated alterations of HPA and eCB markers in individuals with chronic cocaine use disorder by using an advanced hair analysis technique. Methods We c…