Abstract
Cocaine use in the United States has reached epidemic levels in recent years. Nationwide surveys estimate that over 22 million Americans have already tried cocaine at least once in their lifetime and that as many as two million or more may be severely dependent on the drug (1). The “800-COCAINE” National Hotline, established in 1983, has received over 1.5 million calls in its first three years of existence, with a continuing influx of more than 1,400 calls per day (2,3,4).
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Washton, A.M. (1987). Cocaine: Drug Epidemic of the ‘80’s. In: Allen, D.F. (eds) The Cocaine Crisis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1837-8_6
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