@article{ref1,
title="A case of late-onset dependence on cocaine and crack",
journal="Addiction",
year="2007",
author="Kouimtsidis, Christos and Padhi, Ashwini",
volume="102",
number="4",
pages="666-667",
abstract="AIMS: To raise awareness among the professional clinical and research community of the risk of cocaine misuse among elderly patients. METHODS: Case report of a male patient, aged 72 years, who presented to a community substance misuse service with cocaine use disorder (hydrochloride and base form). RESULTS: The development of the disorder was marked by high levels of cocaine (and later crack cocaine use), repeated periods of abstinence followed by relapse in the past 4 years, with severe consequences to the patient and his family. Treatment involved a close collaboration between several specialist addictions and old-age psychiatry teams in National Health Service. IMPLICATIONS: Although dependence on cocaine among the elderly is considered very rare, clinical management can be challenging and is likely to require the involvement of several specialist and general health services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-2140",
doi="10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01757.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01757.x"
}