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Cocaine dependence, episodic

MedGen UID:
90933
•Concept ID:
C0338763
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Cocaine Dependence, Episodic Use
SNOMED CT: Cocaine dependence, episodic (191832007)

Definition

Physical and psychological dependence on the drug cocaine, which is associated with a pattern of episodic use. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCocaine dependence, episodic

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Opioid and stimulant attributed treatment admissions and fatal overdoses: Using national surveillance data to examine the intersection of race, sex, and polysubstance use, 1992-2020.
Jones AA, Shearer RD, Segel JE, Santos-Lozada A, Strong-Jones S, Vest N, Teixeira da Silva D, Khatri UG, Winkelman TNA
Drug Alcohol Depend 2023 Aug 1;249:109946. Epub 2023 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109946. PMID: 37354584Free PMC Article
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist varenicline and the treatment of drug dependence: a review.
Crunelle CL, Miller ML, Booij J, van den Brink W
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2010 Feb;20(2):69-79. Epub 2009 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2009.11.001. PMID: 19959340
Reinforcement-based outpatient treatment for opiate and cocaine abusers.
Katz EC, Gruber K, Chutuape MA, Stitzer ML
J Subst Abuse Treat 2001 Jan;20(1):93-8. doi: 10.1016/s0740-5472(00)00145-8. PMID: 11239734

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Spontaneous pneumothorax in cocaine users.
Ciriaco P, Rossetti F, Carretta A, Sant'Angelo M, Arrigoni G, Negri G
QJM 2019 Jul 1;112(7):519-522. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz070. PMID: 30895319
Trends and correlates of cocaine use and cocaine use disorder in the United States from 2011 to 2015.
John WS, Wu LT
Drug Alcohol Depend 2017 Nov 1;180:376-384. Epub 2017 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.08.031. PMID: 28961544Free PMC Article
Examining the link between cocaine binging and individual, social and behavioral factors among street-based cocaine users.
Roy É, Arruda N, Jutras-Aswad D, Berbiche D, Perreault M, Bertrand K, Dufour M, Bruneau J
Addict Behav 2017 May;68:66-72. Epub 2017 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.01.012. PMID: 28103534
Hidden Markov latent variable models with multivariate longitudinal data.
Song X, Xia Y, Zhu H
Biometrics 2017 Mar;73(1):313-323. Epub 2016 May 5 doi: 10.1111/biom.12536. PMID: 27148857Free PMC Article
Cardiovascular complications of cocaine abuse.
Perper JA, Van Thiel DH
Recent Dev Alcohol 1992;10:343-61. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1648-8_17. PMID: 1589606

Diagnosis

Spontaneous pneumothorax in cocaine users.
Ciriaco P, Rossetti F, Carretta A, Sant'Angelo M, Arrigoni G, Negri G
QJM 2019 Jul 1;112(7):519-522. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz070. PMID: 30895319
Clinical and forensic signs related to cocaine abuse.
Dinis-Oliveira RJ, Carvalho F, Duarte JA, Proença JB, Santos A, Magalhães T
Curr Drug Abuse Rev 2012 Mar;5(1):64-83. doi: 10.2174/1874473711205010064. PMID: 22280333
Substance-induced psychoses: a critical review of the literature.
Fiorentini A, Volonteri LS, Dragogna F, Rovera C, Maffini M, Mauri MC, Altamura CA
Curr Drug Abuse Rev 2011 Dec;4(4):228-40. doi: 10.2174/1874473711104040228. PMID: 21999698
Substance-induced psychosis: a diagnostic conundrum.
Mathias S, Lubman DI, Hides L
J Clin Psychiatry 2008 Mar;69(3):358-67. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0304. PMID: 18278990
Cardiac complications of cocaine abuse.
Chakko S, Myerburg RJ
Clin Cardiol 1995 Feb;18(2):67-72. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960180206. PMID: 7720292

Therapy

Trends in cocaine use, markets and harms in Australia, 2003-2019.
Man N, Chrzanowska A, Price O, Bruno R, Dietze PM, Sisson SA, Degenhardt L, Salom C, Morris L, Farrell M, Peacock A
Drug Alcohol Rev 2021 Sep;40(6):946-956. Epub 2021 Feb 24 doi: 10.1111/dar.13252. PMID: 33626201
Spontaneous pneumothorax in cocaine users.
Ciriaco P, Rossetti F, Carretta A, Sant'Angelo M, Arrigoni G, Negri G
QJM 2019 Jul 1;112(7):519-522. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz070. PMID: 30895319
Bipolar disorder and substance misuse: pathological and therapeutic implications of their comorbidity and cross-sensitisation.
Post RM, Kalivas P
Br J Psychiatry 2013 Mar;202(3):172-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.116855. PMID: 23457180Free PMC Article
Aripiprazole, alcohol and substance abuse: a review.
Brunetti M, Di Tizio L, Dezi S, Pozzi G, Grandinetti P, Martinotti G
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012 Oct;16(10):1346-54. PMID: 23104650
Cardiovascular complications of cocaine abuse.
Perper JA, Van Thiel DH
Recent Dev Alcohol 1992;10:343-61. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1648-8_17. PMID: 1589606

Prognosis

Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report.
Peacock A, Leung J, Larney S, Colledge S, Hickman M, Rehm J, Giovino GA, West R, Hall W, Griffiths P, Ali R, Gowing L, Marsden J, Ferrari AJ, Grebely J, Farrell M, Degenhardt L
Addiction 2018 Oct;113(10):1905-1926. Epub 2018 Jun 4 doi: 10.1111/add.14234. PMID: 29749059
Transient cocaine-induced chest pain: a case series.
Delchev Y, Fortias M, Dupuy G, Orizet C, Bloch V, Puymirat E, Bellivier F, Lépine JP, Vorspan F
J Addict Med 2014 Mar-Apr;8(2):111-5. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000016. PMID: 24503926
The strong relationship between bipolar and substance-use disorder.
Swann AC
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2010 Feb;1187:276-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05146.x. PMID: 20201858
Neurotoxic and cardiotoxic effects of cocaine and ethanol.
Farooq MU, Bhatt A, Patel M
J Med Toxicol 2009 Sep;5(3):134-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03161224. PMID: 19655286Free PMC Article
Bipolar rapid cycling: focus on depression as its hallmark.
Calabrese JR, Shelton MD, Bowden CL, Rapport DJ, Suppes T, Shirley ER, Kimmel SE, Caban SJ
J Clin Psychiatry 2001;62 Suppl 14:34-41. PMID: 11469674

Clinical prediction guides

Opioid and stimulant attributed treatment admissions and fatal overdoses: Using national surveillance data to examine the intersection of race, sex, and polysubstance use, 1992-2020.
Jones AA, Shearer RD, Segel JE, Santos-Lozada A, Strong-Jones S, Vest N, Teixeira da Silva D, Khatri UG, Winkelman TNA
Drug Alcohol Depend 2023 Aug 1;249:109946. Epub 2023 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109946. PMID: 37354584Free PMC Article
Spontaneous pneumothorax in cocaine users.
Ciriaco P, Rossetti F, Carretta A, Sant'Angelo M, Arrigoni G, Negri G
QJM 2019 Jul 1;112(7):519-522. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz070. PMID: 30895319
Dyadic social interaction inhibits cocaine-conditioned place preference and the associated activation of the accumbens corridor.
Zernig G, Pinheiro BS
Behav Pharmacol 2015 Sep;26(6):580-94. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000167. PMID: 26221832Free PMC Article
Violent and sexual behaviors and lifetime use of crack cocaine: a population-based study in Brazil.
Narvaez JC, Jansen K, Pinheiro RT, Kapczinski F, Silva RA, Pechansky F, Magalhães PV
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2014 Aug;49(8):1249-55. Epub 2014 Feb 12 doi: 10.1007/s00127-014-0830-3. PMID: 24519271
Substance-induced psychoses: a critical review of the literature.
Fiorentini A, Volonteri LS, Dragogna F, Rovera C, Maffini M, Mauri MC, Altamura CA
Curr Drug Abuse Rev 2011 Dec;4(4):228-40. doi: 10.2174/1874473711104040228. PMID: 21999698

Recent systematic reviews

Acute pancreatitis secondary to cocaine use: a case-based systematic literature review.
Goraya MHN, Malik A, Inayat F, Ishtiaq R, Zaman MA, Arslan HM, Tarar ZI
Clin J Gastroenterol 2021 Aug;14(4):1269-1277. Epub 2021 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s12328-021-01427-1. PMID: 33945068Free PMC Article
Frequency of health-care utilization by adults who use illicit drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lewer D, Freer J, King E, Larney S, Degenhardt L, Tweed EJ, Hope VD, Harris M, Millar T, Hayward A, Ciccarone D, Morley KI
Addiction 2020 Jun;115(6):1011-1023. Epub 2020 Feb 10 doi: 10.1111/add.14892. PMID: 31705770Free PMC Article

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