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DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Volume 143, Issue -, Pages 105-111Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.07.012
Keywords
Family history of substance use disorders; Risk; Impulsivity; Pre-adolescent
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- NIDA of the National Institutes of Health [R01-DA026868, R01-DA033997, T32-DA031115]
- William and Marguerite Wurzbach Distinguished Professorship
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Background: Youth with family histories of substance use disorders (FH+) are at increased risk for developing substance use disorders relative to those without such histories (FH-). FH+ individuals show deficits in impulse control that parallel those in individuals with substance use disorders. Elucidating how specific components of impulse control are affected in FH+ pre-adolescents would advance our understanding of how deficits in impulse control relate to risk of substance use disorders. Method: A total of 386 children (305 FH+, 81 FH-; ages 10-12) with no histories of regular alcohol or other drug use were compared on measures of delay discounting (Kirby), response inhibition (GoStop Impulsivity Paradigm), and response initiation impulsivity (Immediate Memory Task). The independent associations between these three behavioral measures of impulsivity and FM status were analyzed using logistic regression models. Result: FH+ pre-adolescents performed more impulsively on measures of delay discounting and response inhibition impulsivity, but there were no significant group differences on response initiation impulsivity. When the behavioral impulsivity measures were examined simultaneously, delay discounting was most robustly associated with FR status. Conclusions: These results identify deficits in impulse control present in FH+ pre-adolescents before the onset of regular substance use, and suggest that increased delay discounting may be an important behavioral phenotype for pre-adolescents at risk for substance use involvement. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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