Attentional bias to cannabis cues in cannabis users but not cocaine users

• Published in: Addictive behaviors Vol. 88; pp. 129 - 136
• Main Authors: Alcorn, Joseph L., Marks, Katherine R., Stoops, William W., Rush, Craig R., Lile, Joshua A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Attentional Bias; Bias; Cannabis; Cocaine; Cocaine-Related Disorders - psychology; Cognitive ability; Cues; Drug abuse; Drug addiction; Drug use; Eye Movement Measurements; Female; Humans; Male; Marijuana; Marijuana Use - psychology; Middle Aged; Signal detection; Substance use; Visual stimuli; Visual tasks; Young Adult; Substance use; Attentional bias; Cannabis; Cocaine; Signal detection

Attentional bias to drug cues has been associated with the problematic use of drugs, including cannabis. The cognitive mechanisms underlying this bias are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to determine whether cannabis-cue attentional bias is associated with disruptions in attentio...