Pharmacologic Treatments of Cocaine Dependence
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Pharmacologic Treatments of Cocaine Dependence
The rapid escalation of cocaine abuse in the United States in the 1980 's has generated a host of inte rest ing hypotheses on various aspect s of th is problem. After a succinct discussion of epidemiologic, clinical , and neuro-pharmacologic aspects of cocaine abuse, a survey of the current literature on psych ophar macologic management of dependence is offere d . While several agents ha ve eme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 1989
ISSN: 1935-0783
DOI: 10.29046/jjp.007.2.002