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Profile and pattern of crack consumption among inpatients in a Brazilian psychiatric hospital

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2015
Introduction: Crack cocaine use is associated with polydrug abuse, and inpatients dependent on crack exhibit profiles of serious consumption patterns.
Silvia Mendes da Cunha, Renata Brasil Araujo, Lisiane Bizarro   +2 more
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Prevalence and Correlates of Reporting a Gabapentin Prescription for Pain Among People Who Use Opioids: A Longitudinal Community‐Recruited Study

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 5, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Gabapentin is widely prescribed off‐label to treat pain. However, there are concerns about the proliferation of medical and non‐medical use, and the potential increased risk of overdose death associated with concurrent opioid use.
Evelyne Marie Piret, Heather Palis, Alexis Crabtree, JinCheol Choi, Kora DeBeck, Kanna Hayashi, Michael R. Law, M.‐J. Milloy   +7 more
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Childhood trauma and resilience : vulnerabilities to develop crack/cocaine dependence [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Crack cocaine dependence is a health problem of epidemic proportions and there is lack of evidence concerning vulnerability factors that could lead to crack cocaine use. The aim of this study is to investigate characteristics of resilience in
Laitano, Helen Vargas, Schuch, Silvia Bassani, Sordi, Anne Orgler, Halpern, Silvia Chwartzmann, Guimarães, Luciano Santos Pinto, Diemen, Lisia von, Pechansky, Flavio, Kessler, Felix Henrique Paim, Hauck, Simone, Narvaez, Joana Corrêa de Magalhães   +9 more
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The Detection of Novel Nitazene‐Class Opioids in Unregulated Drug Markets in Canada

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 5, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Nitazenes, a highly potent class of synthetic opioids, have emerged in Canadian unregulated drug markets. We report on their presence and composition, along with overdose trends. Methods Samples were obtained from January 2019 to July 2024 from two drug checking services (Toronto's Drug Checking Service (TDCS) and drug checking ...
Emily A. Gelgoot, Kristy M. Scarfone, Nazlee Maghsoudi, Karen McDonald, Wenqing Hao, Cristiana Stefan, Daniel R. Beriault, Sarah R. Delaney, Lianping Ti, Samuel Tobias, Jeanette M. Bowles, Dan Werb, Members of Toronto's Drug Checking Service   +12 more
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Payday Loan Use Among People With Lived and Living Experience of Substance Use

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 5, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Due to high‐penalty lending practices, short‐term, small‐dollar payday loans can trap borrowers in cycles of debt and reinforce socioeconomic disadvantage. People with lived and living experience of substance use (PWLLE) who often contend with financial and labour market exclusion and have relatively inflexible cash flow needs may
Allison Laing, Kanna Hayashi, Michael John Milloy, Thomas Kerr, Lindsey Richardson   +4 more
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Acute Aortic Dissection Related to Crack Cocaine

, 2002
Background — Although single case reports have described acute aortic dissection in relation to cocaine use, this ...
Ann F. Bolger, David D. Waters, Neal L. Benowitz, Priscilla Y. Hsue, Cynthia L. Salinas   +4 more
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Determinants of Crack Cocaine Trial and Addiction

, 2008
This paper examines how socioeconomic factors contribute to initial use of crack cocaine and to eventual addiction. The paper focuses on two specific questions: what characteristics influence crack cocaine use initially and why do people continue to use ...
Taylor \u2708, Elizabeth
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Crack cocaine induced upper airway injury.

, 2020
The paper describes the presentation and management of patients presenting with crack cocaine induced upper airway injury. The study involved a retrospective clinical series of six patients with crack cocaine induced upper airway injury.
Sugihara, E M, Stern, N A, Vandjelovic, N D, Larson, A K   +3 more
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Embolic stroke after smoking "crack" cocaine.

, 1990
A 39-year-old woman had an embolic upper division middle cerebral artery branch occlusion 3 hours after smoking the free base of cocaine ("crack"). Radionuclide ventriculography demonstrated cardiomyopathy, and echocardiography documented a left atrial ...
G W Petty, J C Brust, M L Barr, T K Tatemichi   +3 more
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Crack/cocaine use to manage xylazine exposure in fentanyl in Connecticut: findings from a convergent mixed methods study

Harm Reduction Journal
Background In the context of the fourth wave of the opioid overdose crisis, defined by fentanyl and stimulant co-use, we aimed to explore if there might be a relationship between exposure to xylazine in the fentanyl supply and patterns of crack/cocaine ...
Katherine Hill, Emma T. Biegacki, Gabrielle Bogut, Elizabeth Znamierowski, Cameron Breen, River Rose, Corona Zhang, Lauretta E. Grau, Jenna L. Butner, Robert Heimer, Kimberly L. Sue   +10 more
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