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Susan F. Tapert

Researcher at University of California, San Diego

Publications -  322
Citations -  23995

Susan F. Tapert is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Neurocognitive. The author has an hindex of 81, co-authored 294 publications receiving 20550 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan F. Tapert include University of Southern California & Scripps Research Institute.

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Neurocognitive functioning of adolescents: effects of protracted alcohol use.

TL;DR: Deficits in retrieval of verbal and nonverbal information and in visuospatial functioning were evident in youths with histories of heavy drinking during early and middle adolescence.
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A Developmental Perspective on Alcohol and Youths 16 to 20 Years of Age

TL;DR: Evidence linking alcohol abuse in late adolescence with neurologic damage and social impairments is described, and whether these are the bases for the association of adolescent drinking with increased risks of mental health, substance abuse, and social problems in adulthood is discussed.
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Adolescent substance use and sexual risk-taking behavior

TL;DR: Youth identified with substance problems are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors during adolescence and to continue riskySexual behaviors to the extent that substance problems persist, and risk reduction education should be included with adolescent substance abuse treatment.
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The Influence of Substance Use on Adolescent Brain Development

TL;DR: This article reviews the extant literature on neurocognition, brain structure, and brain function in adolescent substance users with an emphasis on the most commonly used substances, and in the context of ongoing neuromaturational processes.
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Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

Donald J. Hagler, +144 more
- 15 Nov 2019 - 
TL;DR: The baseline neuroimaging processing and subject-level analysis methods used by the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study are described to be a resource of unprecedented scale and depth for studying typical and atypical development.