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No association between dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) alleles and crack/cocaine dependence in Brazilians

ABCS health sci; 47 (), 2022
INTRODUCTION: The causal mechanisms behind crack/cocaine use are still unknown, but genetic influences are suggested. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the genetic polymorphism TaqI (rs1800497) in the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene and susceptibility to crack/cocaine dependence in a gr...

Prevalence and factors associated to the use of illicit drugs and psychotropic medications among brazilian undergraduates

Acta sci., Health sci; 42 (), 2020
The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of use of psychoactive substances (PS) and its associated factors in undergraduate students of a university in southern Brazil. The study was carried out with 830 undergraduate students in the year 2016. The individuals answered a self-admin...

Consumo de crack: característica de usuários em tratamento em um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas

OBJETIVO: caracterizar o perfil sociodemográfico e clínico de usuários de crack atendidos no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas (Caps AD) de um município da mesorregião noroeste do Ceará. MÉTODO: estudo exploratório-descritivo, documental e retrospectivo, de abordagem quantitativa,...

O cuidado multiprofissional na prevenção de internações relacionadas ao uso de crack

Objective: The study’s purpose has been to analyze the relationship of multiprofessional care offered in a Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and other Drugs [Centros de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e outras Drogas (CAPS-AD)] with the number of hospitalizations directly related to the consumption o...

A experiência da maternidade em mulheres usuárias de crack: vivência entre mãe e filho

Objective: The study’s purpose has been to know the viewpoint of women crack users in regards to their motherhood experience. Methods: This qualitative study was carried out with five women who used crack during pregnancy. Data was collected from May to August 2014, through the participant observation,...

Female crack cocaine users under treatment at therapeutic communities in southern Brazil: characteristics, pattern of consumption, and psychiatric comorbidities

Abstract Objective To explore and describe sociodemographic characteristics, crack consumption patterns, and psychiatric comorbidities of female crack users receiving treatment at therapeutic communities. Methods This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study. Forty-six women who abstain...

Lifeworld: socio-environmental influence on crack cocaine use by teenagers

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the influence of the lifeworld on crack cocaine use by teenagers undergoing treatment at the Psychosocial Care Center for users of alcohol and other drugs. Method: Qualitative research carried out with thirteen teenagers attended at the Psychosocial Care Center for use...

Evaluation of families of crack users in relation to support groups

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the perception of the relatives of crack users in relation to the support groups offered to this population in a Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Drugs in the South of Brazil. Method: the fourth-generation theoretical framework was used for evaluation, having as ...

Portraits on the crack user built by the media

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.5), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: evaluate how the crack user is portrayed by the media. Method: qualitative study, using fourth generation evaluation. The data were collected in interviews and field observations in a mental health network service of the Porto Alegre-RS metropolitan area. The participants were 10 us...

Trasplante de médula ósea alogénico en un paciente con fusariosis diseminada y leucemia mieloide aguda
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in a patient with disseminated fusariosis and acute myeloid leukemia

La infección diseminada por Fusarium se ha convertido en un problema creciente en las personas con neoplasias hematológicas malignas, principalmente en pacientes con leucemias agudas; se describen cada vez más casos en aquellos sometidos a un trasplante de médula ósea. No existe un tratamiento ópti...