Cocaine Craving Questionnaire: assessing craving among cocaine users in Brazil

Psychiatry Research
Dartiu X da SilveiraMiguel Roberto Jorge

Abstract

The Cocaine Craving Questionnaire was administered to 205 cocaine addicts. A 6/5 cut-off corresponded to the scale's best performance. Reliability was 0.803. Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis resulted in an area under the curve of 0.7199 +/- 0.0384, and dimensionality resulted in a three-factor solution. The scale is a reliable and valid instrument in identifying craving.

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Jan 12, 2008·Journal of Psychopharmacology·Oliver West, Gareth Roderique-Davies
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