Prospective memory functioning among ecstasy/polydrug users: evidence from the Cambridge Prospective Memory Test (CAMPROMPT)

Hadjiefthyvoulou, F., Fisk, J.E., Montgomery, C. and Bridges, N., 2011. Prospective memory functioning among ecstasy/polydrug users: evidence from the Cambridge Prospective Memory Test (CAMPROMPT). Psychopharmacology, 215 (4), pp. 761-774. ISSN 1432-2072

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Abstract

Rationale: Prospective memory (PM) deficits in recreational drug users have been documented in recent years. However, the assessment of PM has largely been restricted to self-reported measures that fail to capture the distinction between event-based and time-based PM. The aim of the present study is to address this limitation. Objectives: Extending our previous research, we augmented the range laboratory measures of PM by employing the CAMPROMPT test battery to investigate the impact of illicit drug use on prospective remembering in a sample of cannabis only, ecstasy/polydrug and non-users of illicit drugs, separating event and time-based PM performance. We also administered measures of executive function and retrospective memory in order to establish whether ecstasy/polydrug deficits in PM were mediated by group differences in these processes. Results: Ecstasy/polydrug users performed significantly worse on both event and time-based prospective memory tasks in comparison to both cannabis only and non-user groups. Furthermore, it was found that across the whole sample, better retrospective memory and executive functioning was associated with superior PM performance. Nevertheless, this association did not mediate the drug-related effects that were observed. Consistent with our previous study, recreational use of cocaine was linked to PM deficits. Conclusions: PM deficits have again been found among ecstasy/polydrug users, which appear to be unrelated to group differences in executive function and retrospective memory. However, the possibility that these are attributable to cocaine use cannot be excluded.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Psychopharmacology
Creators:	Hadjiefthyvoulou, F., Fisk, J.E., Montgomery, C. and Bridges, N.
Publisher:	Springer
Date:	2011
Volume:	215
Number:	4
ISSN:	1432-2072
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/s00213-011-2174-y DOI
Rights:	© 2011 Springer International Publishing AG, Part of Springer Science+Business Media.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:44
Last Modified:	23 Aug 2016 09:11
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/17478

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