Cognitive sciences research: More than thinking about drug abuse

Author(s): Shurtleff, D.

Journal/Book: Psychol Sci. 1999; 10: 350 Main Street, Ste 6, Malden, MA 02148, USA. Blackwell Publishers. 179-180.

Abstract: On May 23, 1997, the National institute on Drug Abuse and the American Psychological Society co-sponsored a conference titled ''Cognitive Sciences Research: More Than Thinking About Drug Abuse.'' The conference highlighted important lines of research, both within and outside of drug abuse, that may elucidate the relationships between substance abuse and cognitive processes. This Special Section of Psychological Science presents a compilation of articles from that conference by scientists who are working in the forefront of this exciting new research area. The research questions posed by these articles take the following forms: What are the cognitive and developmental effects (i.e., the consequences) of substance abuse? What are the antecedents ai precursors of drug use that render persons vulnerable to taking drugs? How do the effects of drugs, in turn, become antecedents for changes in perception behavior and cognition that further enhance vulnerability to drugs?.

Note: Article Turkkan JS, Natl Inst Drug Abuse, Behav Sci Res Branch, 6001 Execut Blvd, Room 4282, Bethesda,MD 20892 USA

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