Neuropsychological functioning in healthy people and people with a history of cannabis use
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https://doi.org/10.46780/cunzac.v7i2.136Keywords:
cannabis, neuropsychological domains, neurocognitive alterationAbstract
PROBLEM: cannabis is considered an illicit drug; chronic frequent consumption of cannabis alters the central nervous system both at a structural and functional level that affects the alteration of the different neurocognitive domains. OBJECTIVE: to identify neuropsychological functioning in healthy people and people with a history of cannabis use to determine if there are statistically differences of 0.05% in both groups. METHOD: the type of study is with a descriptive-comparative approach, the statistical test used was Student's t and p value. The convenience sample is made up of 20 people, 10 who consume cannabis and 10 who do not consume, between the ages of 18 and 59. RESULTS: discrepancies were found in the different subdomains such as auditory, divided, and sustained attention, which were measured with the BTA test, obtaining a p-value score of 0.01%. Processing speed, visual tracking, cognitive impairment and shared attention were measured by the SDMT test, reaching a p-value of 0.01%. And, finally, phonetic fluency S, planning, speed in accessing words, and ability to execute reached a p-value of 0.03%. CONCLUSION: the results indicate that there is a statistically significant difference at 0.05 in neuropsychological functioning in people who consume cannabis compared to people who do not consume cannabis.
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