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Drugs and aggression: correlations, crime and human manipulative studies and some proposed mechanisms.

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Violence and drugs seem to mix readily. In this paper, relevant correlational studies are briefly reviewed and methodological issues are discussed. With a focus on alcohol, facts pointing to some type of causal relationship are presented both from crime and laboratory manipulative studies. Dose and rate-dependent anxiolytic, psychomotor stimulant and alteration in inhibitory and problem-solving cognitive functions are each in turn seen as precipatory to aggression. Drugs other than alcohol which interact with these systems are also discussed.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: R O Pihl, J Peterson

Institution: McGill University

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1535663876

FWCI: 1.43

Cites: 41

Cited by: 69

Related to: 10