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High dose cocaine use in Sao Paulo: a comparison of treatment and community samples
(Usage de cocaïne à haute dose à Sao-Paulo : comparaison de deux échantillons d'usagers recrutés soit en traitement, soit dans la communauté)
Auteur(s) :
FERRI, C. P. ;
GOSSOP, M. ;
LARANJEIRA, R. R.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
237-255
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
COCAINE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
COMPARAISON
;
TRAITEMENT
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
;
COHORTE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
Thésaurus géographique
BRESIL
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2001, 36, (3), 237-255
Résumé :
This cross-sectional study investigates patterns of drug use and associated problems among 332 cocaine users from treatment and community samples in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS). The majority were regular users of high doses of smoked cocaine. After controlling for severity of cocaine use, users in the community were found to be more involved in illegal activities, more likely to report adverse effects of cocaine, to be involved in prostitution, and to have lived on the streets. Better methods are required to provide interventions to tackle the problems and risk behaviors of these cocaine users. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Natl Addict. Ctr, The Maudsley, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8AF.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.