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Crack cocaine in the Dublin region - Health Research Board

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Vacc<strong>in</strong>eHall and Carter (2004) state that ‘a <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> vacc<strong>in</strong>e is a promis<strong>in</strong>g immuno<strong>the</strong>rapeuticapproach to treat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> dependence which <strong>in</strong>duces <strong>the</strong> immune system toform antibodies that prevent <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> from cross<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> blood bra<strong>in</strong> barrier to act onreceptor sites <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> bra<strong>in</strong>. The most promis<strong>in</strong>g application of a <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> vacc<strong>in</strong>e isto prevent relapse to dependence <strong>in</strong> abst<strong>in</strong>ent users who voluntarily enter treatment’.Two published studies exam<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>the</strong> use of <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> vacc<strong>in</strong>e among human populations(Martell et al. 2005; Kosten et al. 2002). Both studies showed some promis<strong>in</strong>g results;however, general availability of a <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> vacc<strong>in</strong>e is not imm<strong>in</strong>ent. This <strong>in</strong>terventionwill only be useful for relapse prevention.1234567Greenhalgh T (1997) How to read a paper: Papers that summarise o<strong>the</strong>r papers(systematic reviews and meta-analyses) British Medical Journal, 315: 672–675.Lima MS, Reisser Lima AAP, Soares BGO and Farrell M (2003) Antidepressantsfor <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> dependence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 2. Art.No.: CD002950. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002950.Soares BGO, Lima MS, Lima Reisser A and Farrell M (2003) Dopam<strong>in</strong>e agonistsfor <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> dependence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 2. Art.No.: CD003352. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003352.Lima Reisser A, Lima MS, Soares BGO and Farrell M (2002) Carbamazep<strong>in</strong>e for<strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> dependence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 2. Art. No.:CD002023. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002023.Silva de Lima M, de Oliveira Soares BG, Pereira Reisser AA and Farrell M(2002) Pharmacological treatment of <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> dependence: a systematic review.Addiction, 97(8): 931–949.Gates S, Smith LA and Foxcroft DR (2006) Auricular acupuncture for <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong>dependence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 1. Art. No.:CD005192. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005192.pub2.Smith LA, Gates S and Foxcroft D (2006) Therapeutic communities for substancerelated disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 1. Art. No.:CD005338. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005338.pub2.8 Crits-Christoph P, Siqueland L, Bla<strong>in</strong>e J, Frank A, Luborsky L, Onken LS et al.(1999) Psychosocial treatments for <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> dependence: National Instituteon Drug Abuse Collaborative Coca<strong>in</strong>e Treatment Study. Archives of GeneralPsychiatry, 56(6): 493–502.9Carroll KM, Rounsaville BJ and Gaw<strong>in</strong> FH (1991) A comparative trial ofpsycho<strong>the</strong>rapies for ambulatory <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> abusers: relapse prevention and<strong>Crack</strong> <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dubl<strong>in</strong> <strong>region</strong>: an evidence base for a crack <strong>coca<strong>in</strong>e</strong> strategy131

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