Cocaine and heroin dependence compared in poly-drug abusers.
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 78 (5) , 567-569
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.78.5.567
Abstract
Concerns about cocaine dependence are increasing, in some ways replacing heroin as the focus of highest concern. We compared cocaine and heroin dependence by levels of cocaine and heroin use in poly-drug users. While dependence indicators differed markedly between regular and sporadic users of these drugs, cocaine dependence indicators did not differ from heroin dependence indicators. Implications of the findings are discussed.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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