Chapter 58

Substance Abuse: Cocaine Use Disorders

Jennifer R. Baker

Jennifer R. Baker

Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

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Charles Y. Jin

Charles Y. Jin

Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

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Elinore F. McCance-Katz

Elinore F. McCance-Katz

Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

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First published: 16 April 2008

Summary

Chapter 58, Substance Abuse Disorders: Cocaine Use Disorders, provides the reader with a review of the epidemiology, neurobiology, diagnosis of cocaine use disorders and cocaine- related disorders, and treatment of these disorders. The text emphasizes evidence-based psychosocial therapies for the treatment of cocaine use disorders and provides a review of research in the area of cocaine pharmacotherapy development.

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