Teenagers with lower sustained attention ability may be at higher risk of cigarette and cannabis use in early adulthood. Researchers observed that adolescents with reduced capacity to maintain focus on tasks had an increased likelihood of smoking and using cannabis by their early 20s.
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Brain networks for sustained attention in teens predict substance use in young adulthood
Adolescents with lower sustained attention and specific brain activity patterns at age 14 were more likely to increase cigarette and cannabis use by age 23, suggesting early attention ability predicts future substance use risk.
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