• 3] In 1991, 1.9% of students reported cocaine use at least once in the previous month. (medscape.com)
  • Prevalence of cocaine use in this age group was similar to the use of ecstasy and inhalants but was notably less than cigarettes, alcohol, or marijuana. (medscape.com)
  • Adding to his list of " unlikely ingestibles ", Nicolas Cage inhaled baby powder every time his character snorted cocaine (or heroin). (366weirdmovies.com)
  • Concurrent increases in methamphetamine, injection drug, and heroin use have been described in women with syphilis (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Every episode of reduced availability of any "traditional" injection drug was followed by the discovery/introduction of a new injection preparation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Despite universal prenatal syphilis screening recommendations and availability of effective antibiotic treatment, syphilis prevalence during pregnancy and the incidence of congenital syphilis have continued to increase in the United States (1,2). (cdc.gov)
  • Intensive harassment of drug users and exclusive focus on reducing the availability of specific drugs did not result in reduction of the prevalence of injecting drug use. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The majority of scientific studies on the effectiveness of treatment show that Opioid Substitute Therapy (OST) is the most cost-effective initial way of reducing the prevalence of injection of street-bought heroin. (parliament.uk)
  • This reduces both the criminal justice costs associated with the acquisitive crime committed in order to buy heroin and the public health cost in treating diseases associated with injecting behaviour. (parliament.uk)
  • Since early 2000, intensive policing, wide scale street drug testing, and actions aimed at limiting the availability of specific drugs have been implemented in Georgia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It has been also stated that reduction in the availability of specific drugs should be seen as an indication of the overall success of counter-drug efforts. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This is only available for those addicted to opiates (usually heroin) and is a method of reducing use of illicit 'street' drugs and in most cases is also intended to reduce injecting. (parliament.uk)