Roehrich H, Gold M S
Fair Oaks Hospital, Summit, New Jersey.
Yale J Biol Med. 1988 Mar-Apr;61(2):149-55.
1-800 COCAINE has provided assistance to over two million callers to date. It has supplied epidemiologic data regarding cocaine use, with increasing proportions of female users since 1983, decrease in average age and income of callers since 1983, and numerous social and medical consequences of use. In addition, it has provided data regarding timing of the progression of cocaine abuse and confirmation that cocaine abuse is an addictive illness for those calling to seek help. It has corroborated other studies in documenting the psychosocial and medical consequences of addiction and has been a source of insight into trends in cocaine addiction. 800-COCAINE is, by its existence and name recognition, a primary prevention project.
到目前为止，1-800 COCAINE已经为超过两百万来电者提供了帮助。它提供了有关可卡因使用的流行病学数据，自1983年以来女性使用者比例不断增加，来电者的平均年龄和收入自1983年以来有所下降，以及使用可卡因带来的众多社会和医学后果。此外，它还提供了有关可卡因滥用进展时间的数据，并证实可卡因滥用对那些寻求帮助的人来说是一种成瘾性疾病。它在记录成瘾的心理社会和医学后果方面证实了其他研究，并且一直是洞察可卡因成瘾趋势的一个来源。800-COCAINE因其存在和知名度，是一个初级预防项目。
