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The Vicious Cycle: Problematic Family Relations, Substance Abuse, and Crime in Adolescence: A Narrative Review

Keywords Adolescence; risky behaviors; juvenile delinquency; family communication; parental support; family climate; socio-economic status

Invincible honor: masculine honor, perceived invulnerability, and risky decision-making

Keywords Culture of honor; Risk-taking; Risky decision-making; Perceived invulnerability; Masculine honor

Development of Moral Judgments in Impersonal and Personal Dilemmas in Autistic Spectrum Disorders from Childhood to Late Adolescence

Keywords Moral dilemma; Autistic spectrum disorders; Social cognition; Empathy; Dual-process theory

Naloxone precipitated withdrawal increases dopamine release in the dorsal striatum of opioid dependent men

Drive, instinct, reflex-Applications to treatment of anxiety, depressive and addictive disorders

Keywords SEEKING (enthusiasm) system; addiction; anxiety disorders; depressive disorder; drive (instinct); instinct; neuropsychoanalysis; pleasure (principle)

P.G. v. Jefferson County

Keywords methadone; ADA; pretrial detainees; jails; due process violation; medication access; court ruling

Amicus Curiae Letter in Support of Petition for Review in Chelsea Becker v. Superior Court

Keywords pregnancy loss; stillbirth; substance use during pregnancy; criminal prosecution; prenatal care; substance use disorder

Brief of Amici Curiae Center for Constitutional Rights, Transgender Law Center, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Make the Road New York et al. in Support of Respondents

Keywords Homelessness; criminalization of poverty; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment; affordable housing crisis; public sleeping bans

Neuroendocrine mechanisms in the links between early life stress, affect, and youth substance use: A conceptual model for the study of sex and gender differences

Keywords adolescence; adversity; HPA; HPG; mood; substance use; stress; sex differences; gender differences; early life stress

State v. Anderson

Keywords criminal justice system; racial bias; youthful offender; juvenile life sentence; cruel and unusual punishment; racial disparity in sentencing; Washington State Constitution

Primer: Psychedelics

Keywords Psychedelics; Psilocybin; MDMA; Serotonin receptors; Therapeutic potential; Neurobiology; Set and setting; Neuroplasticity; LSD

Adolescent Cannabis Use, Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Other Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders

Keywords Adolescence; Anxiety; Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Cannabis; Conduct disorder; Depression; Externalizing symptoms

Use of Marijuana: Effect on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Keywords AHA Scientific Statements; brain; cannabis; cognition; marijuana; stroke

Addington v. Texas

Keywords civil commitment; clear and convincing evidence; procedural protections; due process; involuntary commitment

Competencies for Training Juvenile Services on Justice Involved Youth with Traumatic Brain Injury

Keywords Traumatic Brain Injury; Corrections; Juvenile; Staff; Training; Competencies