… Furthermore, signs of executive dysfunction, which include poor planning, problem solving,
and … Thus, we hypothesized that executive dysfunction scores would correlate with poor …

… individuals with substance use disorders and nondrug using controls, along with more
specific comparison groups (ie, nonaffected twins, recreational drug users, and individuals with …

… Significant differences between severity of cocaine use and executive dysfunction after
adjusting for demographic variables, methadone, cannabis and alcohol use in cocaine users. …

… See Table 1 for a detailed description of the type and frequency of past year drug use. As
stated previously, frequency of drug use of all the aforementioned drug use categories were …

… drug use and relapse even after prolonged periods of abstinence. Thus, executive dysfunction
in … to impulsive use of an illicit drug or to the transition from recreational to dependent …

… Most such assessment of recreational drug use has been restricted to laboratory-based
measures; a number of laboratory-based studies have demonstrated deficits among currently …

… executive dysfunction is sensitive to dysfunction in the dorsolateral area of the prefrontal
cortex, and it is less sensitive to dysfunction … differing profiles of drug dependence are minimal. …

… influence executive dysfunction and executive dysfunction may, in turn, influence substance
use, … alcohol and other substance use were determined by the Customary Drinking and Drug …

… performed worse on the Stroop task than the other two groups, suggesting that interference
control is negatively impacted by regular drug use and that this cognitive function may …

… For this study, twenty-seven (7 female) control participants with no drug use history were …
of depression or dysthymic disorder caused by drug use for the cocaine users); 2) Head trauma …