Heavy alcohol use, marijuana use, and concomitant use by adolescents are associated with unique and shared cognitive decrements

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 784-795

  Winward, Jennifer L ^a   Hanson, Karen L ^b,c,d   Tapert, Susan F ^b,d   Brown, Sandra A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Executive functioning; Language; Marijuana; Memory; Neuropsychological performance

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTENTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTENTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84910680107     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617714000666     Document Type: Article

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