- Preface
- I. History, Use, and Pharmacology
- 1. The Problem of Cocaine Abuse and Addiction
- A Brief History of Erythroxylon coca
- Cocaine Use and Users in the United States: An Overview
- The Cost of Cocaine Abuse
- Entering Treatment
- Conclusions
- 2. Administration, Action, and Pharmacology of Cocaine
- What Is Cocaine?
- Forms of Cocaine
- Administration and Actions
- Purity of Illicit Cocaine
- Latency and Duration of Action
- The Neurobiology of Cocaine
- Use of Cocaine with Other Drugs
- Conclusions
- 1. The Problem of Cocaine Abuse and Addiction
- II. Behavioral Aspects
- 3. The Subjective Experience, Course, and Parameters of Cocaine Abuse
- Subjective and Related Effects
- Is Cocaine Addicting?
- The Course of Addiction
- Tolerance
- Symptoms of Abstinence
- Theoretical Explanations of Cocaine Abuse
- Conclusions
- 4. Characteristics and Behavioral Patterns of Cocaine Abusers
- Personal Characteristics
- Variables Contributing to the Development of Cocaine Abuse
- Cocaine Abuse and Crime
- Usefulness of Self-Reports of Cocaine Abuse
- Conclusions
- 3. The Subjective Experience, Course, and Parameters of Cocaine Abuse
- III. Psychopathological and Medical Aspects
- 5. Cocaine Abuse, Psychopathology, and Personality Disorders
- Psychopathology
- Clinical (AXIS I) Disorders
- Personality (AXIS II) Disorders
- Psychopathology in Cocaine Abusers versus Abusers of Other Drugs
- Cocaine and Other Substance Abuse in Psychiatric Patients
- Direct Psychiatric Complications of Cocaine Abuse
- Effects of Cocaine Abuse on Memory and Cognition
- Conclusions
- 6. Medical and Related Consequences of Cocaine Abuse
- Presentation of Cocaine-Related Medical Problems
- Specific Systematic Complications
- Respiratory System
- Gastrointestinal System
- Genitourinary System
- Obstetrical and Neonatal Complications
- Immune System
- Acute Complications
- Complications of Injection Use of Drugs
- Chronic Complications
- Cocaine-Related Mortality
- Conclusions
- 7. Cocaine Abuse and Sexual Behavior
- Sexual Functioning
- Compulsive Sexuality and the Treatment Process
- Cocaine and the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Conclusions
- 5. Cocaine Abuse, Psychopathology, and Personality Disorders
- IV. Treatment
- 8. Major Nonpharmacological Treatment Modalities
- The Goals of Treatment
- The Treatment Process
- Treatment Settings and Modalities
- Psychotherapy
- Behavioral Interventions
- Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
- Other Interventions
- Problematic Behaviors during Treatment
- Treatment Problems of Special Populations
- Conclusions
- 9. Pharmacological Interventions in Cocaine Abuse Treatment
- Strategies Underlying Pharmacological Treatment
- Agents Addressing Dopamine Depletion
- Agents Addressing Attention Deficit Disorders
- Agents Addressing Cocaine Withdrawal and Craving
- Cocaine Antagonists (Agents Blocking Euphoria)
- Agents Producing Aversive Reactions When Taken with Cocaine
- Other Pharmacological Agents
- Antiseizure Medications
- Other Agents
- Management of Conditions Associated with Cocaine Abuse
- Combined Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy
- NIDA Medications Development Program
- Conclusions
- 10. Improving Treatment Outcome and Preventing Relapse
- Evaluation of Treatment
- Recommendations Regarding Treatment and Research
- Relapse and Relapse Prevention
- Conclusions
- 11. Conclusions and Recommendations
- Treatment: What Works?
- Special Treatment Issues
- Research Issues
- Societal Forces Resulting in Cocaine Use
- Legalization
- Treatment Policy
- A Final Note
- 8. Major Nonpharmacological Treatment Modalities
- Notes
- References
- Index
Cocaine Addiction
Theory, Research and Treatment
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Publication Date: 05/05/2000
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