Citation

Cornish JW, O'Brien CP. Annu. Rev. Public Health 1996; 17: 259-273.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Annual Reviews)

DOI

10.1146/annurev.pu.17.050196.001355

PMID

8724227

Abstract

In the mid-1980s a new, smokable form of cocaine, called crack, was introduced in the United States. Soon thereafter, it became apparent that crack cocaine abuse was a serious and important public health concern. Over the past several years, crack cocaine use has increasingly been associated with a myriad of immediate and long-term adverse effects. During this same period, crack cocaine use has progressively moved away from experimentation and recreational use to chronic and compulsive drug use.

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