Am J Psychiatry 1992; 149:1595-1596
Copyright © 1992 by American Psychiatric Association
Severity of cocaine dependence as a predictor of relapse to cocaine use
RD Weiss, ML Griffin and C Hufford
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178-9106.
The severity of cocaine dependence of 39 hospitalized patients was assessed
by administering the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III- R. No
significant relationship was found between severity of cocaine dependence
and cocaine use at 3-month follow-up. These findings suggest that severity
of cocaine dependence may be a poor predictor of relapse to cocaine use.
