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02-22-2017, 09:48 AM
<div> Report: Brain Scan for Kids May Predict Future Drug Use
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By <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://hightimes.com/author/chrisroberts/" title="Posts by Chris Roberts">Chris Roberts</a> February 21, 2017
<p class="">Neuroscientists believe theyve discovered a way to predict if an adolescent will abuse drugs when olderby scanning the teens brain, gauging how impulsive he or she is and judging a reaction to money.
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<p class="">The less responsive the teen is to money, the more likely he or she will try out drugs for a thrill, leaving health officials with a conundrum: How do you get someone in our society interested in something other than drugs or money?
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<p class=""><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.wired.co.uk/article/brain-drug-prediction-teenagers">As WIRED reported</a>, researchers looked at data gleaned <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://imagen-europe.com/"><span>from the IMAGEN research project</a>, a European effort thats been collecting brain imaging and genetic data from teens in order to understand and treat mental health.</span>
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<p class="">After looking at MRI results from 144 14-year-olds and each teens novelty-seeking tendencies (a fancy way of saying, looking for things that arent boring), researchers determined that a teens impulsiveness could determine whether he or she would start using drugs by the age of 16...
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<p class=""><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://hightimes.com/news/report-brain-scan-for-kids-may-predict-future-drug-use/">http://hightimes.com/news/report-brain-scan-for-kids-may-predict-future-drug-use/</a>
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By <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://hightimes.com/author/chrisroberts/" title="Posts by Chris Roberts">Chris Roberts</a> February 21, 2017
<p class="">Neuroscientists believe theyve discovered a way to predict if an adolescent will abuse drugs when olderby scanning the teens brain, gauging how impulsive he or she is and judging a reaction to money.
<p class="">
<p class="">The less responsive the teen is to money, the more likely he or she will try out drugs for a thrill, leaving health officials with a conundrum: How do you get someone in our society interested in something other than drugs or money?
<p class="">
<p class=""><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.wired.co.uk/article/brain-drug-prediction-teenagers">As WIRED reported</a>, researchers looked at data gleaned <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://imagen-europe.com/"><span>from the IMAGEN research project</a>, a European effort thats been collecting brain imaging and genetic data from teens in order to understand and treat mental health.</span>
<p class="">
<p class="">After looking at MRI results from 144 14-year-olds and each teens novelty-seeking tendencies (a fancy way of saying, looking for things that arent boring), researchers determined that a teens impulsiveness could determine whether he or she would start using drugs by the age of 16...
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<p class=""><a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://hightimes.com/news/report-brain-scan-for-kids-may-predict-future-drug-use/">http://hightimes.com/news/report-brain-scan-for-kids-may-predict-future-drug-use/</a>