research on addiction

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare executive actions, active memory and selective attention in cannabis consuming adolescents and healthy adolescents. Method: This research was causal-comparative. The statistical population of the study included all cannabis-using adolescents aged 16-20 years who referred to addiction treatment centers and healthy adolescents in Kerman city in 2024. The sample of the research was selected according to the available method from among the referrals to addiction treatment centers, 70 cannabis-using adolescents and 70 healthy adolescents of Kerman city according to the entry and exit criteria and answered the questions of the Stroop test, the Wisconsin card test and the active memory test. The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) with SPSS-22. Results: The findings of the research showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in the average scores of executive actions, active memory and selective attention, and the average scores in cannabis consuming adolescents were lower than normal people, and the eta square showed that 71.8% The difference in the scores of the two groups is due to the use of cannabis. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the decrease in the ability of executive actions, active memory and selective attention in cannabis consuming adolescents compared to healthy adolescents shows the importance of creating cognitive problems caused by cannabis consumption. Therefore, informing adolescents about the negative effects of cognitive problems can be effective in preventing cannabis use.