Biomaterial Database

Crack cocaine and HIV in the inner city. 1995

D Fernando

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007880	Legislation, Drug	Laws concerned with manufacturing, dispensing, and marketing of drugs.	Drug Laws,Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act,Narcotic Laws,Drug Legislation,Drug Law,Law, Drug,Law, Narcotic,Laws, Drug,Laws, Narcotic,Narcotic Law
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000163	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	An acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms. Clinical manifestations also include emaciation (wasting) and dementia. These elements reflect criteria for AIDS as defined by the CDC in 1993.	AIDS,Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes,Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes, Acquired,Immunodeficiency Syndromes, Acquired,Syndrome, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency,Syndrome, Acquired Immunodeficiency,Syndromes, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency,Syndromes, Acquired Immunodeficiency
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D015819	Substance Abuse, Intravenous	Abuse, overuse, or misuse of a substance by its injection into a vein.	Drug Abuse, Intravenous,Drug Abuse, Parenteral,Intravenous Drug Abuse,Intravenous Substance Abuse,Parenteral Drug Abuse
D016578	Crack Cocaine	The purified, alkaloidal, extra-potent form of cocaine. It is smoked (free-based), injected intravenously, and orally ingested. Use of crack results in alterations in function of the cardiovascular system, the autonomic nervous system, the central nervous system, and the gastrointestinal system. The slang term "crack" was derived from the crackling sound made upon igniting of this form of cocaine for smoking.	Cocaine, Crack

Related Publications

D Fernando

Crack cocaine and HIV in the inner city.

May 1995, The New England journal of medicine,

D Fernando

Intersecting epidemics--crack cocaine use and HIV infection among inner-city young adults. Multicenter Crack Cocaine and HIV Infection Study Team.

November 1994, The New England journal of medicine,

D Fernando

Crack cocaine smoking and oral sores in three inner-city neighborhoods.

September 1996, Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association,

D Fernando

Correlates of cocaine/crack use among inner-city incarcerated adolescents.

November 1994, The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse,

D Fernando

Differences in impulsivity and sexual risk behavior among inner-city crack/cocaine users and heroin users.

February 2005, Drug and alcohol dependence,

D Fernando

Intravenous cocaine, crack, and HIV infection.

April 1988, JAMA,

D Fernando

Intravenous cocaine, crack, and HIV infection.

September 1988, JAMA,