Drug Abuse: The Crack Cocaine Epidemic Health Consequences and Treatment.

Abstract

The use of crack cocaine reached epidemic proportions in this country at the end of the 1980s. Due to the unique characteristics associated with crack addition and the populations that use it, the epidemic created a host of new problems for the public health and drug treatment communities. In view of the devastating social and health effects created by the crack epidemic, you requested that we obtain information on the (1) health consequences of the epidemic and (2) types of treatment available for crack addicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA263317

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Addiction
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Street Drugs

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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