Your Brain on Drugs: Cannabis
Sunrise Session

ORGANIZERS: Andre Obenaus, Pia Maly Sundgren

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Session Number: S-W-07

Overview
The sunrise sessions will provide an overview of the effects of common legalized drugs (alcohol, nicotine, cannabis) and their effects on the developing and adult brain.

Target Audience
Basic scientists to clinicians will benefit from this overview of the effects of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis using neuroimaging as a biomarker.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
-Name the current knowledge of the effects of drug exposure to brain;
-Identify the neuroimaging methods/techniques to investigate drug exposure; and
-Describe the changes to the developing brain as a result of drug use.