Background: Numerous case series have implicated cocaine use as a cause of both
myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke on the basis of the temporal relationship between drug …

Background There are few studies on mortality on individuals entering treatment for
cannabis use disorders. Objectives To estimate mortality risk for individuals treated for …

The purpose of this study was to follow-up 131 crack users and examine drug use, treatment
experience, employment status, and mortality at 2, 5, and 12 years. Consecutive crack …

INTRODUCTION: As cocaine consumption seems to have increased over the last decades,
the EU has funded this multi-center, cross-sectional survey to investigate cocaine …

Background Our aim was to study the evolution of cocaine-related health problems in
Catalonia, Spain. Methods Analysis of first treatment admissions, emergency-room …

Background Cocaine-involved overdose mortality has recently risen in the United States
(US), yet it is unclear to what extent patterns in cocaine-involved overdose mortality parallel …

197 SUCHT| 51 (4)| 196–198| 2005 threshold, free-access and non-stigmatizing counseling
services for users with acute problems. At the same time, the situation is also very disturbing …

In Europe, the prevalence of problematic heroin consumption is declining but, in spite of the
constant rise in the number of treated patients, many of them do not turn to a public treatment …

Aims To (i) assess the population mortality rates of cocaine‐related deaths in Australia, 2000
to 2021;(ii) determine the circumstances of death and case characteristics; and (iii) …

Aim To determine predictors of changes in amount of cocaine use among regular users
outside treatment services. Design Longitudinal study—we estimated the proportion of …