Trends in treatment admissions for cocaine and other drug abusers.
This paper examines the proportion of drug abusers who report cocaine abuse as their primary problem at a Toronto clinic. In addition, characteristics of cocaine abusers are compared with those of alcohol and cannabis abusers. There is a significant increase in the proportion of drug abusers seeking treatment for cocaine use relative to other drugs, and a dramatic increase in their absolute numbers. Differences in age, marital status and socioeconomic status among cocaine, alcohol, and cannabis abusers are also noted.
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Social Epidemiology, Prevention and Health Promotion, Research and Development, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003042:Cocaine; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D003042:Cocaine