Everyday memory deficits in ecstasy-polydrug users
| Autor: | John E. Fisk, Catharine Montgomery |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adult
Male Substance-Related Disorders N-Methyl-3 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine Population BF Developmental psychology Memory Surveys and Questionnaires Prospective memory medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) education Cannabis Pharmacology Memory Disorders education.field_of_study CFQ biology Illicit Drugs Working memory Cognitive disorder Cognition medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health RC0321 Hallucinogens Linear Models Female Cognition Disorders Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychopharmacology. 21:709-717 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7285 0269-8811 |
| Popis: | Rationale/Objectives: Recent research suggests that not only does the use of recreational drugs impact working memory functioning, but more “everyday” aspects of memory (e.g. remembering to do something in the future) are also affected. Methods: Forty-three ecstasy-polydrug users and 51 non-ecstasy users were recruited from a university population. Each participant completed the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) and Everyday Memory Questionnaire (EMQ). Of these, 28 ecstasy-polydrug users and 35 non-ecstasy users completed the Prospective Memory Questionnaire (PMQ). In addition, an objective measure of cognitive failures (the CFQ-for-others) was completed by friends of participants. Results: There was a main effect of ecstasy-polydrug use on CFQ, EMQ, CFQ-for-others, Long-Term (LT) PM and internally cued PM scores. These were slightly attenuated following control for working memory capacity. Correlations were found between the different indicators of everyday memory and various measures of illicit drug use. Cannabis featured prominently in this respect. In addition, all ecstasy-related deficits were reduced to below statistical significance following control for cannabis use. Conclusions: The present study provides further support for cannabis related deficits in aspects of everyday memory functioning. Ecstasy may also be associated with cognitive slips, but not to the same extent as cannabis. |
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