Neuropsychological comparisons of cocaine versus methamphetamine users: A research synthesis and meta-analysis.
Matthew G HallAlexander O HausonScott C WollmanKenneth E AllenEric J ConnorsMark J SternChristine L KimmelRick A StephanSharis SarkissiansBrianna D BarletIgor GrantPublished in: The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse (2017)
Overall, cocaine and methamphetamine users share similar neuropsychological profiles. However, cocaine appears to be more associated with working memory impairments, which are typically frontally mediated, while methamphetamine appears to be more associated with memory impairments that are linked with temporal and parietal lobe dysfunction.