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Article de Périodique
Cocaine/crack cocaine consumption, treatment demand, seizures, related offences, prices, average purity levels and deaths in the UK (1990-2004) (2008)
(Consommation de cocaïne ou de crack, demandes de traitement, saisies, délits associés, prix, taux de pureté moyens et décès au Royaume-Uni (1990-2004))
Auteur(s) :
SCHIFANO, F. ;
CORKERY, J.
Année
2008
Page(s) :
71-79
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
CRACK
;
COCAINE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
EVOLUTION
;
SAISIE
;
ADULTERANT
;
DELIT
;
PRIX
;
MORTALITE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
Résumé :
A recent trend of escalating use of cocaine/crack cocaine was observed in the UK. The number of mentions on death certificates; last year use of cocaine; treatment demand, number of drug offenders, seizures, prices and average purity levels were the indicators used for this descriptive and correlational study. Figures (1990-2004) were taken from official UK sources. A total of 1022 cocaine/crack cocaine death mentions (i.e. deaths from any cause where the presence of cocaine/ crack cocaine was also detected) were identified, with cocaine/ crack cocaine being the sole drug mentioned in 36% of cases. The number of cocaine/ crack cocaine death mentions showed a year-on-year increase and correlated positively with the following cocaine (powder) figures: last year use (p < 0.001); number of offenders (p < 0.001) and number of seizures (p < 0.001), but correlated negatively with price (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the number of cocaine/ crack cocaine death mentions correlate! (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Pharmacy and Postgraduate Medical Schools, School of Pharmacy, University of Hertfordshire.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Cote :
A03575