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Patterns of Cocaine Use Among Cocaine‐Dependent Outpatients
Author(s) -
Levin Frances Rudnick,
Hess Judith M.,
Gorelick David A.,
Kreiter Nancy A.,
Fudala Paul J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1993.tb00210.x
Subject(s) - cocaine use , heroin , psychology , self administration , medicine , psychiatry , anesthesia , drug
The authors systematically evaluated the frequency patterns of cocaine use in 85 cocaine‐dependent outpatients and found four patterns of use: continuous (27%), intermittent patterned (35%), intermittent nonpatterned (25%), and occasional (13%). Few subjects reported consistent cycling between binges and crashes. There were no significant differences in patterns of use associated with gender, race, educational level, route of administration, or recency of heroin use. Continuous users and occasional users were older than intermittent users. Because different contingencies may control patterned vs. nonpatterned cocaine use, pattern of use may have implications for treatment, even in individuals reporting similar amounts of cocaine use.