Comparison of cognitive performance in methadone maintenance patients with and without current cocaine dependence

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 167-171

  Henry, Porche K ^a   Umbricht, Annie ^a   Kleykamp, Bethea A ^a   Vandrey, Ryan ^a   Strain, Eric C ^a   Bigelow, George E ^a   Mintzer, Miriam Z ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Cognition; Dependence; Methadone maintenance; Performance

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BALANCE DISORDER; BALANCE TASK; CIRCULAR LIGHTS TASK; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SYMBOL SUBSITUTION TEST; DRUG USE; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; METHADONE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS; URINE DRUG TEST; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84861882139     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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