Adverse health consequences of cocaine abuse / edited by A. Arif.
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TextPublication details: Geneva : World Health Organization, 1987. Description: 40 pISBN: 9241561076; 5225018122 (Russian)Title translated: Abus de cocaïne et santéSubject(s): Cocaine -- adverse effects | Substance abuse | Community Health and Primary Health CareNLM classification: WM 280Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: Reviews what is known about the extent of cocaine abuse, its adverse effects on health, and methods available for treatment and prevention. The book opens with general information on populations at risk, the significance of personality factors as predictors of risk, and the importance of peer-group pressure and other environmental influences. Because of the need to understand the dangers of cocaine use, the book devotes three separate chapters to an assessment of effects on health, including the specific adverse physical consequences arising from either the direct toxic effects of the drug or the method of self-administration. The remaining chapters outline current approaches to treatment, emphasizing the importance of abrupt, as opposed to gradual, withdrawal, and discuss methods for primary and secondary prevention. The book concludes with an overview of areas where research is urgently needed in order to improve understanding of the biological and behavioural basis of cocaine abuse.
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ita in Quaderni di Sanità Pubblica. - Anno 12, no. 62 (ottobre 1989).
Reviews what is known about the extent of cocaine abuse, its adverse effects on health, and methods available for treatment and prevention. The book opens with general information on populations at risk, the significance of personality factors as predictors of risk, and the importance of peer-group pressure and other environmental influences. Because of the need to understand the dangers of cocaine use, the book devotes three separate chapters to an assessment of effects on health, including the specific adverse physical consequences arising from either the direct toxic effects of the drug or the method of self-administration. The remaining chapters outline current approaches to treatment, emphasizing the importance of abrupt, as opposed to gradual, withdrawal, and discuss methods for primary and secondary prevention. The book concludes with an overview of areas where research is urgently needed in order to improve understanding of the biological and behavioural basis of cocaine abuse.
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