Parental Exposure to THC Linked to Drug Addiction: Study

Exposing adolescent rats to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) can lead to molecular and behavioral alterations in the next generation of offspring, even though progeny were not directly exposed to the drug. Tetrahydrocannabinol is the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found this. Male offspring showed stronger motivation to self-administer heroin during their adulthood and molecular changes in ...

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