Cocaine use in Europe - a multi-centre study: patterns of use in different groups

Prinzleve, M; Haasen, C; Zurhold, H; Matali, J L; Bruguera, E; Gerevich, J; Bácskai, E; Ryder, N; Butler, S; Manning, V; Gossop, M; Pezous, A; Verster, A; Camposeragna, A; Andersson, P; Olsson, B; Primorac, A; Fischer, G; Güttinger, F; Rehm, J

doi:10.1159/000079835

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Prinzleve, M., Haasen, C., Zurhold, H., Matali, J. L., Bruguera, E., Gerevich, J., Bácskai, E., Ryder, N., Butler, S., Manning, V., Gossop, M., Pezous, A., Verster, A., Camposeragna, A., Andersson, P., Olsson, B., Primorac, A., Fischer, G., Güttinger, F., … Krausz, M. (2004). Cocaine use in Europe - a multi-centre study: patterns of use in different groups. European Addiction Research, 10(4), 147–155. https://doi.org/10.1159/000079835

Abstract

AIM The study investigates patterns of cocaine powder and crack cocaine use of different groups in nine European cities. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS Multi-centre cross-sectional study conducted in Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Hamburg, London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, and Zurich. Data were collected by structured face-to-face interviews. The sample comprises 1,855 cocaine users out of three subgroups: 632 cocaine users in addiction treatment, mainly maintenance treatment; 615 socially marginalized cocaine users not in treatment, and 608