Neuropsychological alterations associated with the consumption of Dextro-methyl-amphetamine in Mexican adolescents
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Abstract
Introduction: the consumption of methamphetamine creates a chemical reaction with the dopamine segregated in the structures of the mesolimbic way, producing alterations in the behavioral emotional and cognitive processes.
Objective: the objective of this work was to identify the neuropsychological changes associated with the consumption of crystal in students of medium and high education, in an initial stage of treatment, with controlled consumption.
Method: is a comparative study, with the participation of 170 adolescents, evaluated in the neuropsychological (NEUROPSI), personality (NEO-FFI) and emotional regulation (DASS-21) categories.
Results: the evaluation of the cognitive dimensions by NEUROPSI reveal differences statistically significant between the two groups.
Discussion and conclusion: the consumption of cristal seems to produce a series of acute neuropsychological damages, as a consequence of a sintering less pure that attack to determine regions and cerebral systems. Emotional changes demonstrated to have links with the behaviours and as the same time with the neuropsychological aspect, generating changes that carry a social inadequacy by consumers.
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