Background: Cocaine use and its consequences are disproportionately higher and more
severe among African Americans compared to other ethnic/racial groups. Objectives: The …

Crack cocaine users are at high risk for HIV, with higher frequency crack users engaging in
higher rates of HIV-related sexual risk behaviors. This study will assess the variables …

Crack cocaine is a highly addictive drug. To learn more about crack addiction, long-term
crack smokers who had never met the DSM-IV criteria for lifetime cocaine dependence were …

Objective Cocaine use (CU) is serious a public health issue affecting US adults, including
Blacks. Cocaine-related overdose deaths have also trended upwards among this …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of lifetime use of crack cocaine and to assess
associations with violent and sexual behaviors in young adults selected from the general …

Background: Little is known about the relationship of gender with cocaine use in rural areas.
This study describes these relationships among stimulant users residing in rural areas of …

Abstract Introduction and Aims. Crack cocaine use among illicit drug users is associated with
a range of health and community harms. However, long‐term epidemiological data …

Objectives: Underlying heterogeneity among individuals with cocaine dependence is widely
postulated in the literature; however, identification of a group of factors that explain risk of …

In this study, prevalence rates for cocaine use were estimated by sex and race, as well as for
selected social role and lifestyle characteristics, including educational level, marital status …

This study explores socio-demographic characteristics of individuals with history of crack
cocaine use. Data from the 29th Round of General Social Survey was used. Respondents …