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Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 2021 Background Despite the advance in studies addressing the use of crack cocaine, knowledge about the characteristics of users that seek treatment in the different modalities of care for substance use disorders is important to plan the operationalization of
Sara Silva Fernandes +3 more
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A Severe Complication of Crack Cocaine Use
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2015 The present report describes a 48-year-old woman with a history of recurrent ‘crack’ cocaine use, who developed progressive shortness of breath over a period of years.
Gokul Vidyasankar +3 more
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Abdominal complications from crack cocaine [PDF]
Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2004 Not only is cocaine a powerfully addictive and dangerous drug of abuse, the use of the purified cocaine derivative crack has also reached epidemic proportions. Apart from causing fatal cardiorespiratory complications, crack cocaine is capable of producing surgical emergencies, which may or may not be associated with the pharmacology of cocaine itself ...
Chan, YC +3 more
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Fingertip and nasal tip thermal burn in crack cocaine user [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 Crack cocaine addiction is a public health problem in Brazil. It is an endemic disease that affects rural and urban areas. The Ministry of Health has launched emergency programs for the treatment of dependents and to combat drug trafficking.
Fred Bernardes Filho +4 more
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Multiple Gastrointestinal Complications of Crack Cocaine Abuse
Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 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.
Neal Carlin +2 more
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SSRI Facilitated Crack Dancing
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2017 Choreoathetoid movement secondary to cocaine use is a well-documented phenomenon better known as “crack dancing.” It consists of uncontrolled writhing movements secondary to excess dopamine from cocaine use.
Ravi Doobay +4 more
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Summary of the NECTOS study of specialist crack services [PDF]
, 2007 The Government acknowledges that crack and cocaine use is a significant public health issue. It has attached a high priority to getting more crack users into treatment and retaining them, and commissioning new research into the effectiveness of different
Chantler, Khatidja +4 more
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Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?
Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2019 Objective: To describe the users’ drug abuse characteristics, problematic behaviors associated with addiction, the motivation of teenagers and young adults to quit cocaine and/or crack abuse, and then compare these characteristics.
Nadia K. Bisch +7 more
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Medical symptoms associated with tobacco smoking with and without marijuana abuse among crack cocaine-dependent patients. [PDF]
, 2005 Despite the widespread use of tobacco and marijuana by cocaine abusers, it remains unclear whether combined tobacco and marijuana smoking is more harmful than tobacco smoking alone in cocaine abusers.
Batra, Vikas +5 more
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Identifying and preventing health problems among young drug-misusing offenders [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the health problems and treatment needs of drug-misusing offenders and to draw out the implications of the findings for health education and prevention.
Judith Aldridge +2 more
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