Caracterización cognitiva y conductual de una muestra de

Inhalants are one of the drugs of choice for young people in Mexico City. Its consumption usually begins in a critical period of brain development, associated with processes of myelination and synaptic refinement. There is insufficient information on the cognitive, behavioral and emotional characteristics of inhalants-consuming adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the neuropsychological profile of the executive functioning of a group of adolescents having Inhalant Use Disorder and to explore the presence of concomitant mental health risk behaviors. Thirty-one adolescents with Inhalant Use Disorder were evaluated through a large test battery for the exploration of executive functioning and a scale on mental health risk behavior. The results show the coexistence of important cognitive and behavioral alterations that are of great relevance for therapeutic treatment of this disorder.