Impulsivity differences in recreational cannabis users and binge drinkers in a university population

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 355-362

  Moreno, Margarita ^a   Estevez, Angeles F ^a   Zaldivar, Flor ^a   Montes, Jose Manuel García ^a   Gutiérrez Ferre, Valeria E ^a   Esteban, Laura ^a   Sánchez Santed, Fernando ^a   Flores, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol binge drinking; Cannabis; Impulsive decision making; Impulsivity; Inhibitory control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BINGE DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GO NO GO TASK; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITORY CONTROL; IOWA GAMBLING TASK; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SENSATION SEEKING; STOP TASK; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; BINGE DRINKING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS;

EID: 84864020369     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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