Smoked Cocaine: Patterns of Use and Pulmonary Consequences
作者:
KhalsaM.Elena,
TashkinDonaldP.,
PerrochetBrian,
期刊:
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 24,
issue 3
页码: 265-272
ISSN:0279-1072
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1080/02791072.1992.10471647
出版商: Taylor&Francis Group
关键词: cocaine;crack;dependence;freebase;pulmonary consequences;respiratory
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
AbstractThis article offers a perspective on the use of volatilized alkaloidal cocaine in its free base and crack forms and on the pulmonary consequences of such use. The inhalational route of administration of free base and crack cocaine exposes the lung to their combustion products, raising concern about possible adverse pulmonary effects. A brief historical review of cocaine and its methods of use precedes the presentation of data concerning current modes and patterns of use and some pulmonary complications of crack and free base use. Results from a systematic study of a large sample of cocaine users document a high frequency of occurrence of acute respiratory symptoms in temporal association with cocaine smoking. No relationship was detected between the prevalence of acute pulmonary symptoms and identifiable aspects of techniques of cocaine administration. These results suggest that the respiratory consequences of alkaloidal cocaine are most likely attributable to the inhaled cocaine itself, rather than to variable characteristics of usage.
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