Cocaine

Cocaine is a drug derived from the leaves of the cocoa plant. It comes in the form of a white powder and has the scientific name of cocaine hydrochloride. Cocaine is also referred to as coke, snow, stardust, flake, and crack (a derivative of cocaine).

• NSW Government
• Australian Federal Government
• Governments of Other States & Territories
• Australian NGO's
• International
• Factsheets

NSW Government

NSW Health

• Amphetamines, Ecstasy and Cocaine: A Prevention and Treatment Plan
  The Plan provides a framework to guide the health sector’s response to the abuse of psychostimulants.
• Cocaine in NSW
  Details about what NSW Health is doing including information on usage, statistics and treatment.
• Factsheet

State Library of NSW - drug info @ your library 
Information on the drug info @ your library site directs you to links with information about cocaine.  drug info @ your library is designed to help libraries in NSW provide drug information.

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Australian Federal Government

Australian Insitute of Criminology (AIC)

• 2003 annual report on drug use among police detainees
  This report presents both self-report and urinalysis data from participating detainees for the calendar year 2003. It provides an overview of the characteristics of detainees, including self-reported drug use, prior criminal behaviour and treatment history. Data are presented on the use of methylamphetamine, benzodiazepines, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, LSD, street methadone, self reported alcohol use, mental illness and gambling behaviour, illicit drug use and most serious offence, prior criminal behaviour and drug and alcohol treatment history, while juvenile data are also presented for Bankstown and Parramatta. 2004 
• Cocaine use among a sample of police detainees
  This paper examines the use of cocaine among individuals detained by police and interviewed for the AIC's Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program. The analysis shows that while most cocaine use occurs Sydney, use also occurs in other areas. Furthermore, cocaine users among this cohort are predominately multiple-drug users. In addition to cocaine users are more likely to have had prior contact with the criminal justice system than non-cocaine users, and to report deriving an income from crime. May 2004

National Drug Strategy

• Management of Patients with Psychostimulant Use Problems. Guidelines for General Practitioners
  Guidelines for general practitioners throughout Australia to effectively and safely manage individuals who are experiencing problems related to the use of psychostimulants, including psychostimulant and serotonin toxicity. The aim of the guidelines is to assist general practitioners to identify patients who may be using psychostimulants; engage psychostimulant users in treatment; and identify and manage a range of adverse consequences of stimulant use including acute toxicity. November 2004
• Psychostimulants – Management of Acute Behavioural Disturbances. Guidelines for Police Services
  Guidelines for police services throughout Australia to assist them to effectively and safely manage individuals who present with psychostimulant toxicity, and pose a significant risk to themselves or others. It is envisaged that the adoption of these guidelines will reduce or prevent potential harm occurring to the individual, bystanders and police officers when responding to acute situations in which the use of psychostimulants is either suspected or confirmed. The state of acute psychostimulant toxicity is considered a medical emergency, and these guidelines detail the special precautions that should be observed in the safe and effect management of these individuals. November 2004
• Models of intervention and care for psychostimulant users
  This document describes the prevalence and risks associated with psychostimulant use, and the pharmacology of psychostimulants. It identifies best practice in detoxification and clinical interventions for psychostimulant use. It also identifies gaps in the literature and makes suggestions for interventions and further research. April 2004

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Governments of Other States & Territories

Victorian Government
Inquiry into Amphetamine and Party Drug Use in Victoria: final report
A report to the Victorian Parliament on the use of amphetamines and ‘party drugs’ in Victoria. This report examines the nature and extent of use, the consequences of use, and the strategies employed to restrict use and provide suitable treatment. May 2004

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Other Australian links

Medical Journal of Australia: Licit psychostimulant consumption in Australia, 1984–2000: international and jurisdictional comparison
Trends in the licit consumption of the psychostimulants, dexamphetamine and methylphenidate in Australia and nine other countries from 1994 to 2000 and in each State and Territory of Australia from 1984 to 2000. November 2002

myDr: Cocaine
General information on cocaine, including information on the dangers of cocaine, effects, information on tolerance and dependency, and the use of of cocaine during pregnancy, etc.

National Drug and Alcohol Research Council (NDARC)

• Drug Policy Modelling Program:
  Working Estimates of the Social Costs per gram and per user for cannabis, cocaine, opiates and amphetamines
• IDRS Drug Trends Bulletin - December 2006
• IDRS Drug Trends Bulletin – October 2006
  Drug use trends among injecting drug users (IDU): Findings from the Australian Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) Survey, 2001-2005
• IDRS Drug Trends Bulletin – June 2006
  Examining gender differences among regular injecting drug users (IDUs) in Australia

• Australian Trends In Ecstasy And Related Drug Markets 2005

  Findings from the Party Drugs Initiative (PDI)

• Australian Drug Trends 2005

  Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)

• Cocaine
• Cocaine Use and Associated Harms in Australia
• New Treatments for Cocaine Dependence

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International

The Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse (US)
Facts About Cocaine 

CEDRO

• Licit and illicit drug use in the Netherlands 2001
  Results of the second national drug use survey and a detailed description of the methodologies used to reach these results (includes cocaine).
• Usage
  Statistics from the Netherlands on the usage of cocaine.  

Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies (DATOS)
Cocaine Treatment
A report from DATOS which was initiated in 1990 by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to evaluate drug abuse treatment outcomes and emerging treatment issues in the United States. This report discusses outcomes of treatment programs to combat cocaine addiction.

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Cocaine
Information on trafficking, use, availability, sources and pharmacology.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
Publications  

National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Research, publications, media releases, further links, etc. on cocaine

The National Drug Policy: The Netherlands
Prepared For The Senate Special Committee On Illegal Drugs (August 2001) - Contains specific information on cocaine. 

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

• Facts & Figures: Cocaine

Parents. The Anti-Drug
Information for use by parents. This information is also available in Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. 

Scotland - Government

• Psychostimulants: A practical guide
  This guide explores the use of psychostimulants in Scotland , examines the problems
  associated with their use and discusses the evidence on interventions and service design. The guide includes a description of how services have been designed, or reconfigured, to address the needs of psychostimulant users. October 2002
• Scottish Advisory Committee On Drug Misuse - Psychostimulant Working Group Report
  The report, carried out by a working group set up by the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse, examines, for the first time, the use and impact of psychostimulants - cocaine, crack cocaine and amphetamines - in Scotland. August 2002

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Factsheets

NSW Health

American Council for Drug Education

Family Drug Support (FDS)

National Drug Intelligence Center

NDARC:

• Cocaine
• Cocaine Use and Associated Harms in Australia
• New Treatments for Cocaine Dependence

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

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