Crack Cocaine Use in Barcelona: A Reason of Worry


Autoria(s): OLIVEIRA, Lucio Garcia; PONCE, Julio De Carvalho; NAPPO, Solange Aparecida
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

19/10/2012

19/10/2012

2010

Resumo

In Spain, crack cocaine use is silently increasing. In Barcelona, an intentional sample was selected to describe the general characteristics of this consumption. Participants were submitted to an interview and data were analyzed through qualitative research procedures. Users are young males and of low socioeconomic status and formal education. The major pattern of use is compulsive. Illegal income activities are the choice for crack cocaine or money acquisition, increasing individual and social health costs. Polydrug use is a matter of concern. Although these findings can not be generalized, they should be considered for the development of public policies to adequately address crack cocaine users` needs.

Ministry of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya

CAPES-Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior

Identificador

SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE, v.45, n.13, p.2291-2300, 2010

1082-6084

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/22922

10.3109/10826081003682883

http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826081003682883

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eng

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INFORMA HEALTHCARE

Relação

Substance Use & Misuse

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restrictedAccess

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Palavras-Chave #street drugs #cocaine #crack #qualitative research #ethnography #snowball technique #INJECTION-DRUG USERS #QUALITATIVE RESEARCH #SMOKING #HEROIN #RISK #METHADONE #ALCOHOL #HEALTH #PRICE #Substance Abuse #Psychiatry #Psychology
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article

original article

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