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Learning impairment in male and female alcoholics.

Alcoholics are impaired on face-name learning but whether it's a direct effect
of alcohol or their disrupted interpersonal relationships remains to be
investigated.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6&db=m&uid=14589692
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Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders: Evidence-Based Guide for
Practitioners
by DW Springer, AMcNeece, EM Arnold

Overview of current research useful for practitioners offering treatment to
adult or juvenile substance abuse offenders.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1557989907/top100
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Learning impairment in male and female alcoholics.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14589692

Cognitive Functioning in Alcoholic Patients with and without Cocaine Dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14590660

Block constructions of chronic alcoholic and unilateral brain-damaged patients
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14589610

Fluidity theory and neuropsychological impairment in alcoholism.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14589641

Heroin maintenance for chronic heroin dependents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14583974

The relationship between neuropsychological impairment in alcoholics and
treatment outcome at one year.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14591132

Discounting of delayed hypothetical money, alcohol, and food.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14580700

A comparison of the trail making test, symbol digit modalities test, and the
Hooper visual organization test in an inpatient substance abuse population.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14591269

Substitution management in opioid dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14582802

The effects of intrauterine cocaine exposure
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14591861

Effects of chronic cocaine abuse on memory and learning.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14591987

Outcomes for substance user treatment in women
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14582579

Patterns of drug distribution
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14582578

The intoxicated child.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14579647

Early intervention strategies in substance abuse.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14582804

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