Crack cocaine users frequently report difficulties regarding having healthy and rewarding
relationships. Factors other than the use of crack cocaine itself may be at play when it comes …

Abstract Introduction: Brazil's Northeast region has the highest crack-cocaine consumption
in the country. Crack-cocaine has more intense effects than cocaine powder and can cause …

Objective: To assess the relationship between crack cocaine use and dimensions of quality
of life and social functioning in young adults. Methods: This was a cross-sectional …

This cross-sectional qualitative study analyzed characteristics of social support for users of
crack cocaine and the role of “Consultório na Rua”(CR), or “Office in the Street,” a Brazilian …

Objective: Many studies correlate characteristics of family functioning and the development
of drug addiction. This study sought to evaluate and compare the family environment styles …

Objetivo Dimensionar a contribuição de características de grupos familiares de usuários de
crack tanto em situações de consumo quanto na promoção da cessação do uso da …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate family problems among crack/cocaine users compared with
alcohol and other substance users. METHODS: A cross-sectional multi-center study selected …

Crack cocaine (crack) dependence is a severe disorder associated with considerable
morbidity and mortality, constituting a major public health problem in Brazil. The aim of this …

Objective To explore and describe sociodemographic characteristics, crack consumption
patterns, and psychiatric comorbidities of female crack users receiving treatment at …

The use of crack cocaine has been gaining prominence in the media, because even though
it'sa phenomenon that emerged little more than twenty years ago, it's already an epidemic in …