Self-medication of migraine headaches with freebase cocaine

The following report describes a patient who began cocaine use as a self-treatment for migraine headaches and developed a full-blown cocaine dependency disorder. Treatment implications are discussed in relation to the self-medication hypothesis of addictive disorders. The discussion concludes that both initiating and perpetuating factors in substance abuse must be addressed for effective treatment to occur.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/27443/1/0000483.pd