title: Freebase cocaine and memory.
abstract: Despite the seriousness of acute medical and psychological consequences of cocaine abuse, little knowledge exists about the chronic effects of the drug. Investigation of a sample of abstinent freebase (crack) abusers in the Bahamas provides the first research evidence that prolonged cocaine abuse may result in persistent short-term memory disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge 02114.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Manschreck
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Schneyer
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Weisstein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laughery
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000187:drug effects*; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012153:Retention, Psychology / Q000187:drug effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine