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Child Care Health Dev

Title:		An examination of information-processing skills among inhalant-using adolescents
Author(s):		Scott KD; Scott AA;
Address:		"Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, UT Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA"
Journal Title:		Child Care Health Dev
Year:		2012
Volume:		20110704
Issue:		3
Page Number:		412 - 419
DOI:		10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01277.x
ISSN/ISBN:		1365-2214 (Electronic) 0305-1862 (Linking)
Abstract:		"BACKGROUND: This study investigates the association between inhalant use and information processing (IP) in adjudicated polysubstance users. Polysubstance users who used inhalants (n= 158) were compared with polysubstance users who did not use inhalants (n= 303). Hispanic Americans comprised 72% of the participants; European Americans, African Americans and Asian Americans comprised 28% of the participants. METHOD: Standardized intelligence and achievement tests were used to assess information-processing constructs of working memory and processing speed. Psychosocial and substance abuse standardized surveys were used to assess drug use severity and psychosocial problems associated with substance use. RESULTS: Polysubstance users who used inhalants (PSI users) were younger, used more drugs more frequently and had more psychiatric admissions than non-inhalant polysubstance users (PSO users). Statistical analysis also shows that PSI users performed worse on measures of IP selected tests in comparison with the PSO users. CONCLUSION: Inhalant users begin abusing substances at a younger age and suffer from more verbal and non-verbal processing, behavioural, language and memory problems than non-inhalant users"
Keywords:		"*Administration, Inhalation Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Cognition/*drug effects *Electronic Data Processing Female Humans Male Memory/*drug effects Neuropsychological Tests Neuropsychology Psychology Socioeconomic Factors Solvents Substance-Related;"
Notes:		"MedlineScott, K D Scott, A A eng England 2011/07/05 Child Care Health Dev. 2012 May; 38(3):412-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01277.x. Epub 2011 Jul 4"