From the first drug to crack: The sequence of drugs taken in a group of users in the city of São Paulo

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 177-188

  Sanchez, Zila Van Der Meer ^a   Nappo, Solange Aparecida ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Edifício Ciências Biomédicas ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crack; Drug use; Drug use progression; Influencing factors; Qualitative study; Theoretical saturation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SAMPLING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BRAZIL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 33846946524     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080601094249     Document Type: Article

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