Validation of a cocaine craving questionnaire (CCQ-G) in Mexican population

SUMMARY This study aimed for the validation of the General Cocaine Craving Questionnaire (CCQ-G) in Mexican population. To achieve this, the scale was applied by interviewing 233 cocaine users, of which 214 met inclusion criteria for the final analysis. This studys inclusion criterion was: not having a psychotic episode and/or manic or depressive or cognitive damage that could impede adequate test solving. The sample consisted entirely of male participants, aged between 18 and 59 years (M=27, SD=9.2). All participants met DSM- IV-TR criteria for substance abuse and dependence. 83% of the sample were polydrug users, but reported cocaine as their main drug of use. 74.8% of the sample reported previously having attended treatment for cocaine dependence. At the time of the study, all of the sample was under residential treatment between their 4 th and 12 th