OBJECTIVE: To characterize the situation regarding crack cocaine use in the city of São Paulo, along with the sociodemographic profile of its users. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES: Qualitative ethnographic study carried out with an intentional sample of crack cocaine users (n=45) and former users (n=17). The participants were recruited by means of the chain sampling method and they underwent a semi-structured interview guided by a questionnaire, in 2004 and 2005. The combination of each question and its respective responses gave rise to specific reports that were interpreted individually. ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS: The predominating profile of the crack cocaine users was that they were single young men of low socioeconomic class and low schooling ...
Comorbidities associated with crack-cocaine use are one of the major challenges for those who provid...
Drug abuse and addiction has been regarded as a major public health matter which has transcended soc...
The biomedical concept of addiction cannot handle the attraction of the crack consuming scenes that ...
OBJECTIVE: To understand crack cocaine craving among users and describe craving behaviors and coping...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the evolution of drug use among treated crack cocaine users. METHODS: A cohort...
OBJETIVO: Analisar a evolução do consumo entre usuários de crack com histórico de tratamento. MÉTODO...
The aim of this investigation was to recognize the socio demographic profile of crack and cocaine co...
Documented crack use emerged in São Paulo, Brazil, from 1991 onward. Therefore, it is a recent behav...
O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o us o de c ocaína e/ou de crack e suas possíveis relações com...
O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o us o de c ocaína e/ou de crack e suas possíveis relações com...
Aiming to identify the profile of outpatients seeking treatment for crack cocaine-related problems i...
An increase in crack use has been detected in epidemiological research and police data. Currently, i...
The aim of this study was to discover trajectories of use as well as consumption patterns among thos...
The present study aimed to analyse the psychopathological functioning of crack-cocaine users compare...
O fenômeno do crack na atualidade tem despertado atenção em virtude da gravidade das consequências...
Comorbidities associated with crack-cocaine use are one of the major challenges for those who provid...
Drug abuse and addiction has been regarded as a major public health matter which has transcended soc...
The biomedical concept of addiction cannot handle the attraction of the crack consuming scenes that ...
OBJECTIVE: To understand crack cocaine craving among users and describe craving behaviors and coping...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the evolution of drug use among treated crack cocaine users. METHODS: A cohort...
OBJETIVO: Analisar a evolução do consumo entre usuários de crack com histórico de tratamento. MÉTODO...
The aim of this investigation was to recognize the socio demographic profile of crack and cocaine co...
Documented crack use emerged in São Paulo, Brazil, from 1991 onward. Therefore, it is a recent behav...
O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o us o de c ocaína e/ou de crack e suas possíveis relações com...
O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o us o de c ocaína e/ou de crack e suas possíveis relações com...
Aiming to identify the profile of outpatients seeking treatment for crack cocaine-related problems i...
An increase in crack use has been detected in epidemiological research and police data. Currently, i...
The aim of this study was to discover trajectories of use as well as consumption patterns among thos...
The present study aimed to analyse the psychopathological functioning of crack-cocaine users compare...
O fenômeno do crack na atualidade tem despertado atenção em virtude da gravidade das consequências...
Comorbidities associated with crack-cocaine use are one of the major challenges for those who provid...
Drug abuse and addiction has been regarded as a major public health matter which has transcended soc...
The biomedical concept of addiction cannot handle the attraction of the crack consuming scenes that ...