The objective of this study, which targeted long-term socially integrated cocaine users (in powder form, no heroin), was to analyze potential determinants of request for treatment for primary cocaine abuse. Two hundred and twenty-three cases (users who sought treatment for primary cocaine abuse) and 223 controls (users who did not seek treatment) were interviewed in Italy. A semistructured interview was created. Conditional logistic regression models were used. Cases had begun consuming illicit substances later, started using cocaine quicker, had high-risk drinking habits, had more intense recent use of cocaine, and used alone and at work. Some of the motivations of use that characterize subjects who seek treatment (to experience a 'high', disinhibition, avoidance, and to feel more confident) seem specifically to obtain immediate gratification, without concern for future consequences. Variability in cocaine abusers seeking treatment has been a long-recognized feature of this population and the results show that the appropriate target population (cocaine users experiencing problems and using more frequently) is reached by treatment services.

Determinants of Seeking Treatment for Cocaine Abuse: A Case-Control Study / Pavarin R.M.; Consonni D.; Berardi D.. - In: EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH. - ISSN 1022-6877. - STAMPA. - 19:2(2013), pp. 61-67. [10.1159/000339837]

Determinants of Seeking Treatment for Cocaine Abuse: A Case-Control Study

PAVARIN, RAIMONDO MARIA;BERARDI, DOMENICO
2013

Abstract

The objective of this study, which targeted long-term socially integrated cocaine users (in powder form, no heroin), was to analyze potential determinants of request for treatment for primary cocaine abuse. Two hundred and twenty-three cases (users who sought treatment for primary cocaine abuse) and 223 controls (users who did not seek treatment) were interviewed in Italy. A semistructured interview was created. Conditional logistic regression models were used. Cases had begun consuming illicit substances later, started using cocaine quicker, had high-risk drinking habits, had more intense recent use of cocaine, and used alone and at work. Some of the motivations of use that characterize subjects who seek treatment (to experience a 'high', disinhibition, avoidance, and to feel more confident) seem specifically to obtain immediate gratification, without concern for future consequences. Variability in cocaine abusers seeking treatment has been a long-recognized feature of this population and the results show that the appropriate target population (cocaine users experiencing problems and using more frequently) is reached by treatment services.
2013
Determinants of Seeking Treatment for Cocaine Abuse: A Case-Control Study / Pavarin R.M.; Consonni D.; Berardi D.. - In: EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH. - ISSN 1022-6877. - STAMPA. - 19:2(2013), pp. 61-67. [10.1159/000339837]
Pavarin R.M.; Consonni D.; Berardi D.
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