"Crack Cocaine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The purified, alkaloidal, extra-potent form of cocaine. It is smoked (free-based), injected intravenously, and orally ingested. Use of crack results in alterations in function of the cardiovascular system, the autonomic nervous system, the central nervous system, and the gastrointestinal system. The slang term "crack" was derived from the crackling sound made upon igniting of this form of cocaine for smoking.
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D016578
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.145.074.722.388.250 D03.132.889.354.250 D03.605.084.500.722.388.250 D03.605.869.388.250 D26.878.250
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| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Crack Cocaine" by people in Profiles.
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Authors' reply to comment on "Epidemiology, clinical features and management of patients presenting to European emergency departments with acute cocaine toxicity: comparison between powder cocaine and crack cocaine cases". Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 01; 58(1):72-74.
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Enhanced toxicity from powder cocaine use in comparison to crack cocaine use - an observational study in the intensive care unit. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 01; 58(1):71-72.
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Epidemiology, clinical features and management of patients presenting to European emergency departments with acute cocaine toxicity: comparison between powder cocaine and crack cocaine cases. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Aug; 57(8):718-726.
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Leptin levels and its correlation with crack-cocaine use severity: A preliminary study. Neurosci Lett. 2018 04 03; 671:56-59.
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Health outcomes associated with crack-cocaine use: Systematic review and meta-analyses. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 11 01; 180:401-416.
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[Clinical and social vulnerabilities in crack users according to housing status: a multicenter study in six Brazilian state capitals]. Cad Saude Publica. 2017 Jul 03; 33(6):e00037517.
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Longitudinal Modeling of Depressive Trajectories Among HIV-Infected Men Using Cocaine. AIDS Behav. 2017 Jul; 21(7):1985-1995.
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Sexual risk behaviors and predictors of inconsistent condom use among crack cocaine users in the French overseas territories in the Americas. Int J STD AIDS. 2017 11; 28(13):1266-1274.