Women users of crack: systematic review of Brazilian literature

ABSTRACT Objective To present Brazilian’s empirical studies that address this issue between the period of 2004 to 2014. Methods It is a Brazilian literature Systematic Review using the descriptors “crack cocaine” AND “women”, in the database Scopus, Lilacs, Medline and SciELO. Results From the 785 articles found, 16 articles contemplated the inclusion criteria. It was evidenced that the use of crack by women is related to physical and sexual violence, provoking HIV risks in consequence of prostitution, and social prejudice. Conclusion Given this reality, studies evaluating treatments in the Brazilian context are essential, according the specificities of women crack users.

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Main Authors: Limberger,Jéssica, Nascimento,Raísa da Silva do, Schneider,Jaluza Aimèe, Andretta,Ilana
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852016000100082
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