Neurofunctional Differences Related to Methamphetamine and Sexual Cues in Men With Shorter and Longer Term Abstinence Methamphetamine Dependence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stimulant use and sexual behaviors have been linked in behavioral and epidemiological studies. Although methamphetamine-related neurofunctional differences have been investigated, few studies have examined neural responses to drug and sexual cues with respect to shorter or longer term methamphetamine abstinence in individuals with methamphetamine dependence.

Methods

Forty-nine men with shorter term methamphetamine abstinence, 50 men with longer term methamphetamine abstinence, and 47 non-drug-using healthy comparison men completed a functional magnetic resonance imaging cue-reactivity task consisting of methamphetamine, sexual, and neutral visual cues.

Results

Region-of-interest analyses revealed greater methamphetamine cue-related activation in shorter ter

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7171928 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature