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Keep this study
Lead
Emory University
With
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Age
18–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Cocaine dependent subjects:
1. males or females,
2. age 18-80,
3. with a DSM-IV diagnosis of cocaine dependence,
4. a usage history characterized by a minimum of 1 year of at least $50 per day or weekly binges of at least $200 of cocaine use.
You may not be if
1. current clinically significant medical illness (including HIV, because of possible confound of neurological involvement),
2. current or past neurological illness, and no history of head trauma with loss of consciousness ≥ 5 minutes because of the possible confound of neurological damage to startle-modulating brain areas,
3. other Axis I psychiatric disorder currently or in the previous three months with the exception of substance induced disorders as determined by SCID,
4. history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, or bipolar disorder,
5. known hearing impairments (intact hearing will be insured by brief audiology screening),
6. dependence on other drugs or alcohol within the previous 6 months, as confirmed by ASI.
Healthy controls:
1. males or females,
2. age 18-80.
1. history of any Axis I psychiatric illness or history of treatment as determined by SCID Axis I,
2. substance dependence or abuse history by ASI and SCID,
3. no current clinically significant medical illness (including HIV),
4. current or past neurological illness, or history of head trauma with loss of consciousness ≥ 5 minutes because of the possible confound of neurological damage to startle-modulating brain areas,
5. known hearing impairments (intact hearing will be insured by brief audiology screening),
6. Axis I disorder, including substance dependence, in first degree family member.
Family members of cocaine subjects:
1. males or females,
2. age 18-80,
3. family member of cocaine-dependent subject enrolled in study.
1. history of any Axis I psychiatric illness or history of treatment as determined by SCID Axis I,
2. substance dependence history by ASI and SCID, or substance abuse within the prior 5 years,
3. no current clinically significant medical illness (including HIV),
4. current or past neurological illness, or history of head trauma with loss of consciousness,
