Chunk #31 — 4. NEUROIMAGING OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO MARIJUANA — 4.1 Background

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Neuroimaging of children following prenatal drug exposure.

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Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug during pregnancy104, yet like other drugs of abuse the preponderance of studies have focused on birth and early childhood outcomes and relatively little research has examined the long-term neurodevelopmental consequences of gestational marijuana exposure105.