Aim: The study investigates patterns of cocaine powder and crack cocaine use of different
groups in nine European cities. Design, Setting, Participants: Multi-centre cross-sectional …

In France, the abuse/misuse of psychoactive substances, including cocaine, is monitored via
spontaneous notifications, and under‐reporting is its main limitation. Therefore, the French …

Cocaine is a cardiotoxic drug which has been associated with morbi-mortality due to
cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This study aims to:(1) analyze the hospitalizations due to …

BACKGROUND: Published studies indicate that primary cocaine users (PCUs) have a
mortality rate 4–8 times higher than their age–sex peers in the general population. Most …

This article relates to two studies. In the first one all registered drug-related deaths (n= 649)
in Switzerland from 1987 to 1989 were analyzed. In Study II a complete regional sample (n …

A study of deaths related to drug abuse, based on information available in France and
Europe, shows that data on such deaths are divergent and difficult to compare between …

The history of cocaine misuse includes a destructive epidemic during the 1980s. While
recent surveys suggest cocaine use is stable or decreasing, we have observed increasing …

In this study we assessed, in a three-year follow-up, Drug-Related Deaths (DRDs) in
Slovenia and compared mortality and causes of death in deceased subjects who had been …

Objectives To describe 2 statistical methods for estimating trends in the incidence of heroin
and cocaine use in Barcelona. Methods Admissions for treatment of heroin and cocaine …

Cocaine continues to be a worldwide public health concern in Europe. To improve
prognosis and intervention, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of the patients …