Smoke A Little Crack, Snort A Little Coke

In the Journal Article “Smokers Versus Snorters: Do Treatment Outcomes Differ According to Route of Cocaine Administration?” by Brian D. Kiluk, Theresa A. Babuscio, Charla Nich, and Kathleen M. Carroll, researchers studied to find out if smoking cocaine or snorting cocaine had different treatments.There are many different ways to administrate cocaine, smoking and snorting seem to be the most popular among the United States. Researchers found that smoking crack gives users more of a high rather than those who snort. Researchers also found that smoking is more of a instant high of more maximal concentration rather than snorting. Snorting has fewer consequences than smoking cocaine. Studies have found that smoking crack cocaine brings upon not only greater consequences but abuse and dependence as well. Injection of cocaine and the smoking of crack are the two ways of administration that result in extreme consequences.

Some implications found in this research are that the follow-ups are difficult after all the treatment. Especially when the study consists of keeping up with a treatment for a long period of time. Many different factors can be in someone’s life, which can effect how someone’s outcome is at the end of the day. Treatment did not change with administration of drugs. Results found that snorting cocaine has better results after being in treatment. However, those who snorted cocaine had to be in treatment longer. Better results should have been expected.

Some limitations found in the research are that the participants were very limited. They had to find people who wanted treatment from using cocaine. A huge limitation is that there was low validity because researchers did not take into understanding of the amount of years a user has been using. There were disproportionate sample sizes in aspects of administration. As well, as questioning of whether participants used the same form of cocaine or not.

Kiluk, B., Babuscio, T., Nich, C., & Carroll, K. (n.d.). Smokers versus snorters: Do treatment outcomes differ according to route of cocaine administration? Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 490-498. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

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