Injecting and non‐injecting cocaine use in Sydney, Australia: physical and psychological morbidity

作者: SHARLENE KAYE , SHANE DARKE

DOI: 10.1080/09595230412331324518

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摘要: This study aimed to examine the physical and psychological harms of cocaine use investigate role injecting versus non-injecting routes administration in severity such harms. Two hundred twelve users from inner-city south-western Sydney were administered a structured interview containing sections on demographics, drug treatment history, patterns, dependence problems associated with use. Serious symptoms prevalent among both users. The prevalence extent was greater users, however route did not prove be significant independent predictor harm when other factors, as frequency level dependence, taken into account. While injectors, it would appear that factors engendered by i...

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