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Peer reviewedKorman, Maurice; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
Analyses of 109 drug-abusing adolescents indicated that inhalant abusers performed significantly more poorly than polydrug abusers on 20 of 67 neuropsychological measures. Deficits were observed on both global (WAIS and WRAT) and specific measures (perception of speech sounds, visual suppression, sensory perception, and trails). (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Drug Abuse, Inhalants
