Patterns of Cognitive Impairments among Heroin and Cocaine Users: The Association with Self-Reported Learning Disabilities and Infectious Disease

Autor/inn/en	Severtson, Stevan G.; Hedden, Sarra L.; Martins, Silvia S.; Latimer, William W.
Titel	Patterns of Cognitive Impairments among Heroin and Cocaine Users: The Association with Self-Reported Learning Disabilities and Infectious Disease
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45 (2012) 2, S.139-150 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2194
DOI	10.1177/0022219409355481
Schlagwörter	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Intelligence; Narcotics; Cocaine; Learning Disabilities; Communicable Diseases; Executive Function; Statistical Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Adults; Neuropsychology; Substance Abuse; Risk; Prevention; Attention Deficit Disorders; Scores; Drug Abuse; Drug Use; Shipley Institute of Living Scale; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenz; Klugheit; Narcotic; Betäubungsmittel; Kokain; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Neuropsychologie; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Risiko; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Drug consumption; Substance abuse
Abstract	This study used data from six neuropsychological measures of executive function (EF) and general intellectual functioning (GIF) administered to 303 regular users of heroin and/or cocaine as indicators in a latent profile analysis (LPA). Results indicated the presence of three profiles: impaired GIF and EF profile (30.8%), intact GIF and EF profile (58.8%), and high GIF/intact EF profile (10.4%). Using a multinomial logistic regression, it was determined that individuals who reported being diagnosed with either a learning disability (LD) and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were more likely to be in the impaired GIF and EF profile than other profiles. Results from a logistic regression indicated that the impaired GIF and EF profile was associated with a greater prevalence of past hepatitis B and/or C infection. Implication for harm reduction and treatment programs and the need to take into account individuals with LD and ADHD are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10