Tobacco may mask poorer episodic memory among young adult cannabis users

Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 759-766

  Schuster, Randi M ^a   Crane, Natania A ^b   Mermelstein, Robin ^b   Gonzalez, Raul ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Episodic memory; Neurocognition; Nicotine; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOPKINS VERBAL LEARNING TEST REVISED; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INCOME; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROCOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; SUBSTANCE USE; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG INTERACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO USE;

ADULT; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO USE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940047767     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000173     Document Type: Article

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