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Cocaine-associated violence and relationship to route of administration.
- Source :
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Journal of substance abuse treatment [J Subst Abuse Treat] 1993 Jan-Feb; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 67-9. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- The relationship between route of cocaine administration, that is, free base/crack smoking (FB), intravenous injection (IV), and nasal insufflation (NS) and level of violence was studied. The authors hypothesized that the route that produced the most intense effects (i.e., FB > IV > NS) would produce the highest level of violence. Over a 12-month period, 194 cocaine users were screened. After excluding polydrug users, 101 patients of both sexes participated in this study for the evaluation of expressions of violence. Evaluations were conducted by a structured questionnaire. The order of level of increased violence matched that of the most "intense" route of administration for some measures only. FB and IV use generally produced the same level of violence for most measurements. Both FB and IV routes produced more violence than NS. Violent actions requiring sustained activity (e.g., rape, burglary, and armed robbery) showed no relationship to route. The difference in levels in violence between males and females varied according to circumstance, not route of administration.
- Subjects :
- Administration, Intranasal
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Ohio epidemiology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
Cocaine adverse effects
Crime statistics & numerical data
Substance Abuse, Intravenous psychology
Substance-Related Disorders psychology
Violence
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0740-5472
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of substance abuse treatment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8450577
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0740-5472(93)90101-7