Do recreational drugs make us fail to remember?

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 10:28 in Psychology & Sociology

Have you ever forgotten to post an important letter or let an appointment slip your mind? A new study from UK researchers suggests that for those who regularly use ecstasy or other recreational drugs, this kind of memory lapse is more common. Their research, which uncovered potential links between memory deficits and cocaine for the first time, appears in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

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