Crack and cocaine use in south London drug addicts: 1987-1989

J Strang; P Griffiths; M Gossop

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb03070.x

Crack and cocaine use in south London drug addicts: 1987-1989

J Strang, P Griffiths, M Gossop

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Abstract

There has been great concern in recent years about the abuse of cocaine, particularly in its smokable form 'crack'. This paper presents data drawn from 441 patients seen by a South London Community Drug Team between 1987 and 1989. Only four (1%) cited cocaine abuse as the main drug problem. Heroin was the most common main drug. Detailed information was available on 355 of these subjects. During the study period 63 patients reported using cocaine and the proportion of subjects using cocaine increased from 13% to 29%. Within the sub-group of cocaine users, there was a marked increase in the use of smokable forms of cocaine from 15% in 1987 to 75% in 1989. In view of the increased dependence risk associated with smoking cocaine, this is seen as an ominous development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-6
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Addiction
Volume	85
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb03070.x
Publication status	Published - Feb 1990

Keywords

Adult
Cocaine
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Heroin Dependence
Humans
Incidence
London
Male
Opioid-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders

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Crack and cocaine use in south London drug addicts: 1987-1989

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