Brain Scan May ID Teens at Risk for Drug Abuse
(WorldNews Health)

A new international study suggests a specific brain scanning test may be used to predict and improve understanding of drug abuse in adolescence. Teens susceptible to drug abuse tend to be impulsive, unconscientious, often smart, and typically not the most engaged, according to researchers. While these personality traits could signal danger, not every adolescent who fits that description becomes a problem drug user. So how do you tell who’s who? There’s no perfect answer, but the new study suggests brain scans can be used to improve predictions. That conclusion grew out of a collaboration between Drs. Brian Knutson, a professor of psychology at Stanford, and Christian B