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) …

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

OBJECTIVE: The study accompanied 131 crack-cocaine users over a 5-year period, and
examined mortality patterns, as well as the causes of death among them. METHOD: All …

Aims Follow‐up studies show that smokers, alcoholics and heroin addicts have high
mortality rates, but there is little information on crack users. We have investigated the …

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 …

As the number and severity of complications related to cocaine use reported to the French
Addictovigilance Network have increased, the French health authorities requested a …

Los datos aportados en los últimos años por el Observatorio Europeo de las Drogas y las
Toxicomanías sugieren un incremento en la prevalencia de uso de cocaína, de su …

Design longitudinal study on a cohort of 2,511 subjects reported to the Drug Addiction
Control Force (DACF) for cannabis possession for personal use between 1990 and 2004 …

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 …

Aims With an estimated 12 million consumers in Europe, cocaine (COC) is the illicit drug
leading to the most emergency department visits. The aim of this study was to examine a …