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Cognitive bias and drug craving in recreational cannabis users
(Biais cognitifs et compulsifs chez des usagers récréatifs de cannabis)
Auteur(s) :
FIELD, M. ;
MOGG K. ;
BRADLEY, B. P.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
105-111
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
31
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2004, 74, (1), 105-111
Note de contenu :
fig.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Recent theories propose that repeated drug use is associated with attentional and evaluative biases for drug-related stimuli, and that these cognitive biases are related to individual differences in subjective craving. This study investigated cognitive biases for cannabis-related cues in recreational cannabis users. Seventeen regular cannabis users and 16 non-users completed a visual probe task which assessed attentional biases for cannabis-related words, and an implicit association test (IAT) which assessed implicit positive or negative associations for cannabis-related words. Results from the IAT indicated more negative associations for cannabis-related words in non-users compared to users. Among cannabis users, those with high levels of cannabis craving had a significant attentional bias for cannabis-related words on the visual probe task, but those with low levels of craving did not. Results highlight the role of craving in attentional biases for cannabis-related stimuli. (Review's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Ctr. Study Emotion Motivation, Sch. Psychol., Univ. Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1 BJ
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.