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  • Title: Executive cognitive function and heavy drinking behavior among college students.
    Author: Blume AW, Marlatt GA, Schmaling KB.
    Journal: Psychol Addict Behav; 2000 Sep; 14(3):299-302. PubMed ID: 10998956.
    Abstract:
    Executive cognitive functions (ECFs) seem important for motivating change and self-regulation of problem drinking. Evidence for executive cognitive deficits have been found among heavy-drinking college students. Although college students who abuse alcohol often experience a variety of negative consequences related to their drinking behavior, executive cognitive dysfunction may interfere with recognizing consequences and responding skillfully to avoid future harm. Fifty college students with drinking problems completed assessments of ECFs. Greater negative drinking consequences and short-term memory function significantly predicted greater awareness of drinking problems. ECF may be an important factor for motivation to change drinking behavior among college students.
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