Mary M Sweeney, Olga Rass, Cara DiClemente, Rebecca L Schacht, Hoa T Vo, Marc J Fishman, Jeannie-Marie S Leoutsakos, Miriam Z Mintzer, Matthew W Johnson
Adolescent cannabis use is associated with working memory impairment. The present randomized controlled trial assigned adolescents ages 14 to 21 enrolled in cannabis use treatment to receive either working memory training (experimental group) or a control training (control group) as an adjunctive treatment. Cognitive function, drug use, and other outcomes were assessed before and after training. We observed few differences in cognitive, functional, or self-reported drug use outcomes as a function of training group, although tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) urinalysis results favored the experimental group...
2018: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse