Alteraciones de las funciones cognitivas básicas y superiores en adolescentes y adultos jóvenes policonsumidores de sustancias psicoactivas de los Centros Especializados en Tratamiento a Personas con Consumo Problemático de Alcohol y otras Drogas, (CETAD). Cuenca, 2022-2023

Abstract

The use of psychoactive substances in adolescents and young adults worldwide and locally corresponds to a health problem given the increase in statistical figures. Therefore, the present research aims to determine the characteristics and frequencies of alterations in basic and higher cognitive functions in adolescents and young adults who are poly-consumers of psychoactive substances in the Specialized Centers for the Treatment of People with Problematic Alcohol and Other Drug Use - CETAD in the city of Cuenca. A descriptive cross-sectional study design with quantitative method was used. The sociodemographic card and the ASSIST v3.1 and NEUROPSI tests were used in 145 participants. The results indicate prevalence of male dedicated to trades between 16 and 30 years old, single, with high school education, belonging to the urban area. In addition, they do not present alterations in basic and higher cognitive functions such as orientation, attention and concentration, memory (encoding-evocation), language, reading and writing, executive, conceptual and motor functions, indicating a normal performance of cognitive functioning.