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- Title
- Cognitive performance predicted by recreational drug use.
- Creator
- Paz, Andres L., Rosselli, Monica, Graduate College
- Date Issued
- 2013-04-12
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361952
- Subject Headings
- Drug abuse, Cognition
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Associations Between Alcohol and Drug Use Among Collegiate Young Adults: Preliminary Findings.
- Creator
- Gonzalez, Brianna, Paz, Andres L., Keim, C.A., Avila, R.R., Rosselli, Monica
- Abstract/Description
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The current study aims to examine correlates between binge drinking behavior with licit and illicit drug use among college students. Thirty-seven undergraduates (6 male) completed questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption throughout the one month duration of the study. Participants performed three cognitive computer tasks at both baseline (T1) and follow-up (T2) assessment. At T2 participants also filled out a drug usage questionnaire. This study stems from a larger longitudinal pilot...
Show moreThe current study aims to examine correlates between binge drinking behavior with licit and illicit drug use among college students. Thirty-seven undergraduates (6 male) completed questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption throughout the one month duration of the study. Participants performed three cognitive computer tasks at both baseline (T1) and follow-up (T2) assessment. At T2 participants also filled out a drug usage questionnaire. This study stems from a larger longitudinal pilot study. Strong correlations were found for increased cigarette use: the number of drinking days reported, r (34) = .442, p =.007, as well as non-binge drinking days and marijuana use, r (34) =.465, p =.004. Cigarette smokers were more likely than not to partake in multiple drinking behaviors. Marijuana was found to be used more on days in which binge drinking did not occur alluding to a preference to smoke rather than drink excessively while smoking marijuana.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005019
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Measurement of Cognitive Function using the CANT AB Neuropsychological Battery in Current and Previous Human Ecstasy (MDMA) Users: A Polydrug Control Study.
- Creator
- Paz, Andres L., Hughes, Katherine M., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Widespread use of the illicit drug ecstasy (MDMA or 3,4- Methylenedioxymethamphetarnine) and the possible neurological damage caused by its abuse is disconcerting. This study examined possible cognitive impairments in ecstasy users while controlling for polydrug use. The CANT AB neuropsychological tests was used to test working memory capacity, immediate and delayed perceptual matching, shifting of attention, episodic memory, and learning in current and previous ecstasy users compared to non...
Show moreWidespread use of the illicit drug ecstasy (MDMA or 3,4- Methylenedioxymethamphetarnine) and the possible neurological damage caused by its abuse is disconcerting. This study examined possible cognitive impairments in ecstasy users while controlling for polydrug use. The CANT AB neuropsychological tests was used to test working memory capacity, immediate and delayed perceptual matching, shifting of attention, episodic memory, and learning in current and previous ecstasy users compared to non-ecstasy polydrug users. The prediction that current and heavy previous ecstasy users would perform worse on the neuropsychological tests, when compared to polydrug control group, denoting neurological damage was not confirmed. The previous light ecstasy users' performance was also equivalent to the poly drug control group, suggesting that excessive ecstasy use is required to reveal cognitive impairments .. The results suggest that the amount of ecstasy consumed by the participants did not lead to cognitive impairments in the brain regions investigated and supports a 'moderation idea'.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000805
- Subject Headings
- Ecstasy (Drug)--Psychological effect, Designer drugs--Physiological effect, Drugs of abuse--Physiological effect, Attachment behavior--Case studies
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Assessment of Inhibitory Subcomponents in Relation to Young Adult Binge Drinking.
- Creator
- Paz, Andres L., Rosselli, Monica, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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Research identifying the relationship between inhibition and binge drinking in young adults is limited. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify which subcomponent(s) of inhibitory performance is most sensitive at discerning binge-drinking behavior among young adults through a longitudinal design. The sample consisted of 182 alcohol consuming college students (48.3% male) with a mean age of 21.04±1.83 years. Inhibitory processing and alcohol behavior were assessed at baseline and six months...
Show moreResearch identifying the relationship between inhibition and binge drinking in young adults is limited. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify which subcomponent(s) of inhibitory performance is most sensitive at discerning binge-drinking behavior among young adults through a longitudinal design. The sample consisted of 182 alcohol consuming college students (48.3% male) with a mean age of 21.04±1.83 years. Inhibitory processing and alcohol behavior were assessed at baseline and six months later at follow-up. Alcohol behavior was also evaluated throughout participation via 13 biweekly alcohol logs. Multiple regression analysis revealed that interference inhibition (Simon task) contributed to the prediction of the number of drinks consumed during binge drinking occasion among males. These findings suggest that specific subcomponents of response inhibition, and not others, are more suitable for predicting alcohol consumption habits.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004658
- Subject Headings
- Alcoholism -- Prevention, Binge drinking -- Epidemiology, Compulsive behavior, Decision making -- Psychological aspects, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Substance abuse -- Prevention, Young adults -- Alcohol use
- Format
- Document (PDF)
