Cocaine use in Europe - A multi-centre study: Methodology and prevalence estimates

Autor(en)

Christian Haasen, Michael Prinzleve, Heike Zurhold, Jürgen Rehm, Franziska Güttinger, Gabriele Fischer, Reinhold Jagsch, Barbara Olsson, Mats Ekendahl, Annette Verster, Antonella Camposeragna, Anne Marie Pezous, Michael R. Gossop, Victoria Manning, Gemma Cox, Niamh Ryder, Jozsef Gerevich, Erika Bacskai, Miguel Casas, Josep Lluis Matali, Michael Krausz

Abstrakt

An increase in the use of cocaine and crack in several parts of Europe has raised the question whether this trend is similar to that of the USA in the 1980s. However, research in the field of cocaine use in Europe has been only sporadic. Therefore, a European multi-centre and multi-modal project was designed to study specific aspects of cocaine and crack use in Europe, in order to develop guidelines for public health strategies. Data on prevalence rates were analysed for the general population and for specific subgroups. Despite large differences between countries in the prevalence of cocaine use in the general population, most countries show an increase in the last few years. The highest rate with a lifetime prevalence of 5.2% was found for the United Kingdom, although with a plateau effect around the year 2000. With regard to specific subgroups, three groups seem to show a higher prevalence than the general population: (1) youth, especially in the party scene; (2) socially marginalized groups, such as homeless and prostitutes or those found in open drug scenes; (3) opiate-dependent patients in maintenance treatment who additionally use cocaine. Specific strategies need to be developed to address problematic cocaine use in these subgroups. Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

Externe Organisation(en)

Universität Hamburg, Universität Zürich (UZH), Medizinische Universität Wien, Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, SoRAD, Centro Studi Compartimenti Additivi Roma, Hopital Lariboisiere, King's College London, University of Dublin, Addiction Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , University of British Columbia (UBC)

Journal

European Addiction Research

Band

10

Seiten

139-146

Anzahl der Seiten

8

ISSN

1022-6877

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1159/000079834

Publikationsdatum

2004

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

5010 Psychologie

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/1ed740f0-47e0-4516-a649-e52b42816c31