Drug abuse and dependence: hazards and consequences of heroin, cocaine andamphetamines

Authors
McCann, UD Ricaurte, GA
Citation
Ud. Mccann et Ga. Ricaurte, Drug abuse and dependence: hazards and consequences of heroin, cocaine andamphetamines, CUR OPIN P, 13(3), 2000, pp. 321-325
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
09517367 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
321 - 325
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7367(200005)13:3<321:DAADHA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The costs of drug abuse are high, not only to the individual, but also to s ociety at large. This review details these costs, and discusses the major m edical hazards associated with abuse of cocaine, opiates and amphetamines. Both direct and indirect untoward effects of substance abuse are discussed. Curr Opin Psychiatry 13:321-325 (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.