Brain Scans Could Help Doctors Predict Adolescents' Problem Drug Use Before It Starts
February 22, 2017
February 22, 2017
STANFORD, Calif., Feb. 22 -- Stanford University issued the following news release:
There's an idea out there of what a drug-addled teen is supposed to look like: impulsive, unconscientious, smart, perhaps - but not the most engaged. While personality traits like that could signal danger, not every adolescent who fits that description becomes a problem drug user. So how do you tell who's who?
There's no perfect answer, but researchers report February 21 in Nature Co . . .
There's an idea out there of what a drug-addled teen is supposed to look like: impulsive, unconscientious, smart, perhaps - but not the most engaged. While personality traits like that could signal danger, not every adolescent who fits that description becomes a problem drug user. So how do you tell who's who?
There's no perfect answer, but researchers report February 21 in Nature Co . . .