Neuropsychological deficits and opiate abuse

Neuropsychological deficits and opiate abuse

Cognitive functioning was examined in people with a current or past history of opiate abuse using a range of neuropsychological tests. Sixty percent of those currently abusing opiates showed impairments of at least two standard deviations from the published norms on two or more neuropsychological te...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 105 - 108
Main Authors: DAVIS, P. E, LIDDIARD, H, MCMILLAN, T. M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Shannon Elsevier Science 01-06-2002
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition Disorders - chemically induced
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - psychology
Drug abusers
Drug addiction
Drug addictions
England
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
London
Male
Medical sciences
Methadone - therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Narcotics - adverse effects
Neuropsychological impairment
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Opiates
Opioid-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology
Opioid-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Toxicology
Human
Drug addiction
Cognitive disorder
Abuse
Toxicity
Central nervous system
Neuropsychological test
Complication
Opiates
Cognition
Drug of abuse
Heroin
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Summary:Cognitive functioning was examined in people with a current or past history of opiate abuse using a range of neuropsychological tests. Sixty percent of those currently abusing opiates showed impairments of at least two standard deviations from the published norms on two or more neuropsychological tests, a significantly higher incidence than found in matched controls with no history of drug abuse. The drug free group of recovering addicts fell between the other groups without significant differences. It was concluded that the risk of neuropsychological impairment is greater in opiate abusers, and that recovery may occur during abstinence.
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ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/S0376-8716(02)00012-1