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The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Encompassing All Addictive Disorders
Volume 32, 2006 - Issue 4
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Concurrent Cannabis Use During Treatment for Comorbid ADHD and Cocaine Dependence: Effects on Outcome

Efrat Aharonovich Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, Ph.D.,
Fatima Garawi New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
, M.A.,
Adam Bisaga Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
, M.D.,
Daniel Brooks New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
, M.A.,
Wilfrid N. Raby Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
, Ph.D. M.D.,
Eric Rubin Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
, Ph.D. M.D.,
Edward V. Nunes Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
, M.D. &
Frances R. Levin Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA
, M.D. show all
Pages 629-635 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance in the United States with especially high prevalence of use among those with psychiatric disorders. Few studies have examined the relationship between concurrent cannabis use and treatment outcome among patients receiving treatment for comorbid substance abuse and psychiatric disorders. This study investigated the effects of cannabis use on treatment retention and abstinence from cocaine among cocaine dependent patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Cocaine dependent patients diagnosed with current ADHD (DSM-IV, N = 92) aged 25 to 51 participated in a randomized clinical trial of methylphenidate for treatment of ADHD and cocaine dependence in an outpatient setting. The majority of patients (69%) used cannabis during treatment. Results suggest that moderate/intermittent cannabis users had greater retention rates compared to abstainers and consistent users (p = .02). This study is the first to examine concurrent cannabis use in cocaine dependent patients diagnosed with ADHD.

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