Adolescent Substance Abuse: The Effects of Alcohol and Marijuana on Neuropsychological Performance

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-46

  Thoma, Robert J ^a,b   Monnig, Mollie A ^a,b   Lysne, Per A ^a,b   Ruhl, David A ^a,b   Pommy, Jessica A ^a   Bogenschutz, Michael ^a,c   Tonigan, J Scott ^c   Yeo, Ronald A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b MIND RESEARCH NETWORK   (United States)

^c Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA)   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Dependence; Alcohol Use Disorder; Children of Alcoholics; Cognition; Marijuana; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 78650401372     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01320.x     Document Type: Article

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