Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users
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Neuropsychological performance in long-term cannabis users.
BACKGROUND Although cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States, its long-term cognitive effects remain inadequately studied. METHODS We recruited individuals aged 30 to 55 years in 3 groups: (1) 63 current heavy users who had smoked cannabis at least 5000 times in their lives and who were smoking daily at study entry; (2) 45 former heavy users who had also smoked at le...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of General Psychiatry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-990X
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.10.909