title: Drug use, health, family and social support in "crack" cocaine users.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe "crack" cocaine use, health, family and social support in adult users. A nonprobability, convenience sample was used comprising 100 inpatients, 77 men and 23 women, from a drug treatment program. Gender differences, though not found in areas related to drug consumption, were found with respect to where and with whom subjects smoked, as well as perceptions of significant others. This initial, exploratory study should provide a foundation for future investigations concerning crack cocaine users.
authors: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0482.
authors: C J
authors: CJ
authors: Boyd
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Mieczkowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003042:Cocaine; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine