Psychological Disorders: Cocaine Dependence American
Description
1.
Cocaine tolerance: 2.
Cocaine withdrawal symptoms: 3.
Greater use of cocaine than intended: 4.
Unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control cocaine use: 5. Great deal of time spent in using cocaine, or recovering from hangovers 6.
Cocaine caused reduction in social, occupational or recreational activities:
7.
Continued using cocaine despite knowing it caused significant problems:
European
Description Diagnostic
Guidelines (a) a strong desire or sense of compulsion to take cocaine; (b) difficulties in controlling cocaine-taking behaviour in terms of its onset, termination, or levels of use; (c) a physiological withdrawal state when cocaine use has ceased or been reduced, as evidenced by: the characteristic withdrawal syndrome for cocaine; or use of the same (or a closely related) substance with the intention of relieving or avoiding withdrawal symptoms; (d) evidence of tolerance, such that increased doses of cocaine are required in order to achieve effects originally produced by lower doses (clear examples of this are found in cocaine-dependent individuals who may take daily doses sufficient to incapacitate or kill nontolerant users); (e) progressive neglect of alternative pleasures or interests because of cocaine use, increased amount of time necessary to obtain or take the substance or to recover from its effects; (f) persisting with cocaine use despite clear evidence of overtly harmful consequences, such as depressive mood states consequent to periods of heavy substance use, or drug-related impairment of cognitive functioning; efforts should be made to determine that the user was actually, or could be expected to be, aware of the nature and extent of the harm. Narrowing of the personal repertoire of patterns of cocaine use has also been described as a characteristic feature. It is an essential characteristic of the dependence syndrome that either cocaine taking or a desire to take cocaine should be present; the subjective awareness of compulsion to use drugs is most commonly seen during attempts to stop or control substance use. |