Freebase cocaine and memory

T C Manschreck; M L Schneyer; C C Weisstein; J Laughery; J Rosenthal; T Celada; J Berner

doi:10.1016/0010-440x(90)90045-t

Freebase cocaine and memory

Compr Psychiatry. 1990 Jul-Aug;31(4):369-75. doi: 10.1016/0010-440x(90)90045-t.

Authors

T C Manschreck¹, M L Schneyer, C C Weisstein, J Laughery, J Rosenthal, T Celada, J Berner

Affiliation

¹ Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge 02114.

PMID: 2387150
DOI: 10.1016/0010-440x(90)90045-t

Abstract

Despite the seriousness of acute medical and psychological consequences of cocaine abuse, little knowledge exists about the chronic effects of the drug. Investigation of a sample of abstinent freebase (crack) abusers in the Bahamas provides the first research evidence that prolonged cocaine abuse may result in persistent short-term memory disturbances.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adult
Cocaine* / adverse effects
Cognition / drug effects
Humans
Memory / drug effects*
Mental Recall / drug effects*
Mental Status Schedule
Neuropsychological Tests
Retention, Psychology / drug effects
Substance-Related Disorders / psychology*

Substances

Cocaine