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. 1989 Jul;79(7):891–892. doi: 10.2105/ajph.79.7.891

Personality risk factors for cocaine abuse.

W R Yates 1, A I Fulton 1, J M Gabel 1, C T Brass 1
PMCID: PMC1349677  PMID: 2735482

Abstract

To evaluate the role of personality in cocaine abuse, 59 adults meeting DSM-III criteria for cocaine abuse were compared to similar-aged non-cocaine alcohol abusers and community controls on a DSM-III measure of personality. Cocaine abusers were more likely than non-cocaine alcohol abusers to display narcissistic personality traits (Odds ratio 6.86, 95% CI = 4.52, 15.60). (Am J Public Health 1989; 79:891-892.

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