Cocaine abuse and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Implications of adult symptomatology.

Forty-three men between the ages of 18 and 48, in treatment for cocaine abuse or dependence, were evaluated for history of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and adult symptoms (residual state). Participants completed a quantitative cocaine history and an interview designed to explore subjective cocaine experience. High ADHD scores were significantly correlated with high gram use of cocaine, r(41)?=?.37, p?r(41)?=?–.62, p?r(41)?=?.42, p?r(41)?=?.31, p?r(41)?=?.32, p?