Cognitive Impairment in Individuals Currently Using Methamphetamine
Although there are increasing reports of methamphetamine use, studies examining the cognitive consequences of methamphetamine have not been performed on a population currently using the drug. To characterize this population, 65 people currently using MA regularly and 65 non-users were given a batter...
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Published in | The American journal on addictions Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 222 - 231 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford, UK
Informa UK Ltd
2000
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Although there are increasing reports of methamphetamine use, studies examining the cognitive consequences of methamphetamine have not been performed on a population currently using the drug. To characterize this population, 65 people currently using MA regularly and 65 non-users were given a battery of cognitive tests. The battery included recall, recognition, Digit Symbol, Trail Making A&B, Stroop, Wisconsin Card Sort, backward digit span, and the FAS test of verbal fluency. The methamphetamine users were significantly more impaired on recall tasks, digit symbol, Stroop color words, and Trail Making B, but scores fell within the normal ranges on the other measures. |
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Bibliography: | istex:C16A9366B17B0BC1A71627F0D408F4D3A34C2B1C ark:/67375/WNG-MKK9XW30-Z ArticleID:AJAD502 |
ISSN: | 1055-0496 1521-0391 |
DOI: | 10.1080/10550490050148053 |