Helping your patients beat cocaine addiction

PREVIEW

Even though the dramatic increase in cocaine use that began in the 1970s is abating, primary care physicians today can still expect to encounter patients with cocaine intoxication and withdrawal and the health problems that result from long-term use. Among the nearly 3 million current users of cocaine are half a million users of the highly addictive form, crack. Dr Khouzam describes the distinctive clinical characteristics, medical complications, and accompanying psychiatric disorders of patients with cocaine addiction. He also explains the various dimensions of treatment that are required to provide comprehensive care to these patients.