Hannan D J, Adler A G
Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192.
Postgrad Med. 1990 Jul;88(1):141-3, 146-7. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1990.11716367.
Crack use has increased dramatically because the drug is cheap, highly addictive, and easy to use. As a result, an increased frequency of cocaine-related medical problems has been noted. The effects of crack abuse on fetal outcome and neurobehavioral development are becoming more apparent. In addition, the role of crack use in furthering transmission of sexually transmitted diseases has been documented, and the implications for AIDS transmission have been speculated on. Crack use enhances social disorganization, particularly in poor urban areas, where increased child abuse, neglect, and prostitution are common. Ever present are the financial incentives to increase the number of crack users. Cocaine was once considered a drug for the elite, rich, and famous. Crack clearly has changed that notion.
强效可卡因的使用急剧增加，因为这种毒品价格低廉、极易成瘾且易于使用。结果，与可卡因相关的医疗问题出现的频率有所增加。强效可卡因滥用对胎儿结局和神经行为发育的影响日益明显。此外，强效可卡因的使用在促进性传播疾病传播方面的作用已得到证实，人们也推测了其对艾滋病传播的影响。强效可卡因的使用加剧了社会混乱，尤其是在贫困的城市地区，在这些地区，虐待儿童、忽视儿童和卖淫现象日益普遍。增加强效可卡因使用者数量的经济诱因一直存在。可卡因曾一度被视为精英、富人和名人专用的毒品。强效可卡因显然改变了这一观念。
