Surviving crack: A qualitative study of the strategies and tactics developed by Brazilian users to deal with the risks associated with the drug

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ribeiro, Luciana A ^a   Sanchez, Zila M ^a   Nappo, Solange A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BRAZIL; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78049384831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-671     Document Type: Article

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