Acute effects of smoked marijuana on decision making, as assessed by a modified gambling task, in experienced marijuana users

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-364

  Vadhan, Nehal P ^a,b   Hart, Carl L ^a,c,d   Van Gorp, Wilfred G ^a,b   Gunderson, Erik W ^a,b   Haney, Margaret ^a,b   Foltin, Richard W ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HALLUCINOGENS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248581561     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390600693615     Document Type: Article

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