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  • Title: Eating disorders and cocaine abuse: a survey of 259 cocaine abusers.
    Author: Jonas JM, Gold MS, Sweeney D, Pottash AL.
    Journal: J Clin Psychiatry; 1987 Feb; 48(2):47-50. PubMed ID: 3468103.
    Abstract:
    A structured clinical interview designed to diagnose eating disorders was administered to 259 consecutive callers to the National Cocaine Hotline who met DSM-III criteria for cocaine abuse. Thirty-two percent of those surveyed met DSM-III criteria for either anorexia nervosa, bulimia, or both disorders. The prevalence rates for each of these disorders in this sample appeared elevated even when narrow diagnostic criteria were applied. The data suggest that drug abusers should be screened carefully for the presence of an eating disorder and that abnormalities of eating behaviors seen among these individuals should not be attributed simply to drug use.
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