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A Protocol for Measuring Cue Reactivity in a Rat Model of Cocaine Use Disorder
Published on: June 18, 2018
[Risk reduction among cocaine users: a motivational approach in the GP's office]
Valérie Rossier1, Grégoire Zimmrmann, Martine Monnat
1Centre Saint-Martin, Unité de toxicodépendance, Service de psychiatrie communautaire, Departement de psychiatrie, CHUV, Rue Saint-Martin 7 1003 Lausanne. valerie.rossier@chuv.ch
Abstract:
Today, cocaine use is a public health issue. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug which use is increasing among some part of the population. After a brief description of the physical and psychological effects of cocaine use, the article presents a motivational way for general practitioners to deal with risk-reduction issues. Based on the Transtheoretical Model of human behavior change and providing clinical examples, the article focuses particularly on the two earliest stages of change: "pre-contemplation" and "contemplation".
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