Cocaine-associated violence and relationship to route of administration

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The relationship between cocaine-associated violence and route of administration were analyzed. Results showed that free base or crack smoking and intravenous injection use generally produced the samelevel of violence. However, free base and intravenous injection produced more violence than nasal insufflation. Violence requiring sustained activity such asrape, burglary and armed robbery had no relationship to route of cocaine administration. Gender difference with regard to violence varied according to circumstances and not the route of administration.

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Cocaine and speedball users: differences in psychopathology

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Modal personality groupings based on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, depression and anxiety of groups of 'speedball' cocaine users who co-injected cocaine and heroin are compared with non-speedball cocaine users. Compulsive speedball users had more depressive symptoms and trait anxiety with modal profiles of severe psychopathology and maladjustment in comparison to men who use cocaine without opioids.

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Sexual abuse, depression, and eating disorders in African American women who smoke cocaine

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An a study of 208 female crack addicts, 61% had a history of sexual abuse, 48% were depressed, and 11% had an eating disorder. The prevalence of eating disorders among the general population is 0.5% to 3%.

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