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Cardiovascular complications of cocaine use

Lange, Richard A., Hillis, L. David·2001·New England Journal of Medicine

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The deaths of several celebrities in recent years in association with the nontherapeutic use of cocaine have focused widespread attention on the problem of cocaine abuse. In 1999, an estimated 25 million Americans admitted that they had used cocaine at least once; 3.7 million had used it within the previous year; and 1.5 million were current users. During the same year, cocaine was mentioned in 30 percent of all drug-related visits to emergency departments.1 Cocaine is the most commonly used illicit drug among subjects seeking care in hospital emergency departments or drug-treatment centers. In addition, it is the most frequent . . .

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Authors
Lange, R. A., & Hillis, L. D.
Affiliations
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2001-08-02
Volume
345
Issue
5
Pages
351-358
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W2338565293
Cited by
810
References
176
Citations by year
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FWCI
26.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Toxicology › Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Keywords
cocaine use, cardiovascular complications, cocaine abuse, cocaine-related deaths, emergency department visits, illicit drug use, drug-related hospitalizations
MeSH terms
Ethanol, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Aneurysm, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Cocaine, Drug Synergism, Endocarditis, Heart Diseases, Humans, Myocardial Infarction, Smoking, Myocardial Ischemia

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