Enhanced intensity dependence and aggression history indicate previous regular ecstasy use in abstinent polydrug users

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1484-1490

  Wan, Li ^a,b   Baldridge, Robyn M ^a   Colby, Amanda M ^a   Stanford, Matthew S ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Dipole source activity; Ecstasy use; Impulsive; Intensity dependence

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549149305     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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