Aims The aims of the present study were to:(i) evaluate the prevalence of recent cocaine use
in adolescents and young adults who had died by sudden cardiovascular death (SCVD);(ii) …

An increase in the use of cocaine and crack in several parts of Europe has raised the
question whether this trend is similar to that of the USA in the 1980s. However, research in …

The epidemiologic, pathological, and toxicological findings of 60 cocaine-related overdose
deaths from middle 1978 through 1982 were studied and compared with a previous …

Background Cocaine abuse is a serious and socially damaging illegal drug problem.
Different routes of administration are associated with a specific progression of use, different …

With the increasing use of cocaine in the United States, cocaine overdose deaths are being
reported with increasing frequency. To describe patterns of cocaine use involved in cocaine …

Background Mortality in previously incarcerated individuals is known to be elevated, with
high proportions of drug-related deaths. However, there is less documentation of whether …

Background Cocaine is the most commonly reported illicit stimulant used in the US, yet
limited research has examined recent changes in cocaine use patterns and co-occurring …

Drug use is seen more as an individualistic behaviour and is therefore not readily conceived
of from a population perspective. There is general recognition of several phases and …

BACKGROUND: This study aims to estimate general and racial-ethnic specific cumulative
probability of developing dependence among nicotine, alcohol, cannabis or cocaine users …

A broad range of baseline subject variables was evaluated to identify predictors of 7-month
cocaine use for 160 lower socioeconomic cocaine dependent male veteran patients …