Update on abuse and dependence: crack

Methamphetamine Abuse and Dependence: An Update

Dr. Rawson is Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Psychiatry) at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the David School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA); and Associate Director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles. Rachel Gonzales is a Pre-doctoral Candidate, UCLA School of Public Health; and Research Analyst ...

Crack-cocaine dependence and aging: effects on working memory.

OBJECTIVE To compare the working memory (WM) performance of young adult crack-cocaine dependent users, healthy older adults, and a control group of healthy young adults. METHODS A total of 77 female participants took part in this study: 26 young adult crack-cocaine dependent users (CRK), 19 healthy older adults (HO), and 32 healthy younger adults (HC). All participants completed the N-back ve...

Impact of drug abuse/dependence on dentists.

Drug abuse and dependence are important and complex health problems, and understanding these issues is important for dental patient management. At the same time, dentists, like their patients, could abuse alcohol and other illicit drugs, which would jeopardize their ability to provide optimum dental care. This article reviews important aspects of drug abuse and dependence, risk factors for dent...

Drug Abuse , Addiction and Dependence

Multiple Gastrointestinal Complications of Crack Cocaine Abuse

Cocaine and its alkaloid free base "crack-cocaine" have long since been substances of abuse. Drug abuse of cocaine via oral, inhalation, intravenous, and intranasal intake has famously been associated with a number of medical complications. Intestinal ischemia and perforation remain the most common manifestations of cocaine associated gastrointestinal disease and have historically been associat...