Reduced memory and attention performance in a population-based sample of young adults with a moderate lifetime use of cannabis, ecstasy and alcohol

Reduced memory and attention performance in a population-based sample of young adults with a moderate lifetime use of cannabis, ecstasy and alcohol

Regular use of illegal drugs is suspected to cause cognitive impairments. Two substances have received heightened attention: 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ‘ecstasy’) and δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC or ‘cannabis’). Preclinical evidence, as well as human studies examining regular ecstas...

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Main Authors: Indlekofer, Friedrich J., Piechatzek, Michaela, Daamen, Marcel, Glasmacher, Christoph, Lieb, Roselind, Pfister, Hildegard, Tucha, Oliver, Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich, Schütz, Christian G.
Other Authors: Technische Universität Dresden, Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden 2013
Subjects:
Alkohol
Aufmerksamkeit
Cannabis
Ecstasy
Flexibilität
Lernen
Gedächtnis
Alcohol
alertness
cannabis
divided attention
ecstasy
flexibility
learning
memory
selective attention
vigilance
ddc:150
rvk:CW 6940
Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-106791
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-106791
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/10679/936_PP.pdf

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