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Chronic exposure to cocaine is associated with persistent behavioral disturbances. A cross-sectional dimensional study in outpatients with multiple substance use disorders.
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Psychopharmacology . Nov2020, Vol. 237 Issue 11, p3399-3407. 9p. 2 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Rationale: Behavioral disturbances (BD) are prevalent in patients with substance use disorders (SUD). Objectives: To test the hypothesis that chronic exposure to cocaine could favor the acquisition of BD that were not present in childhood. Methods: We used child and adult ADHD self-report screening scales (WURS-25 and ASRS-6, respectively, with their usual threshold) as assessment tools for significant BD. In a cross-sectional assessment of 382 patients with multiple SUD, we investigated BD and then "de novo" BD (i.e., by restricting the sample to patients below the threshold for childhood BD) (N = 214). We also tested for a gradient effect between patients' lifetime DSM IV cocaine and opioid dependence status and the prevalence of BD. Results: BD were found in 188/382 (42.9%) subjects and in 74/214 (34.6%) subjects. Three clinical factors were associated with BD in the whole sample: the number of cocaine dependence criteria (OR = 1.36 [1.14–1.64], p = 0.001), the number of opioid dependence criteria (OR = 0.69 [0.52–0.91], p = 0.010), and a personal history of using cocaine through rapid routes of administration (OR = 0.41 [0.19–0.88], p = 0.022). The same three factors were associated with "de novo" BD in the restricted sample: OR = 1.35 ([1.11–1.63], p = 0.002), OR = 0.83 ([0.70–0.99], p = 0.046), and OR 0.37 ([0.16–0.86], p = 0.022), respectively. There were significant gradients for BD according to the cocaine exposure categories in the whole (Mantel-Haenszel, p < 0.001) and in the restricted sample (Mantel-Haenszel, p = 0.002). Conclusions: Cocaine exposure was positively associated with behavioral disturbances in a dose-dependent manner in this clinical sample, whilst opioid exposure showed a negative association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00333158
- Volume :
- 237
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychopharmacology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146477652
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-020-05620-x