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Does Drug Illegality Beget Violence? Evidence from the Crack-Cocaine Wave in São Paulo

Economía, 2015
Mimicking the so-called great American crime decline, violent crime in the state of São Paulo dropped sharply in the 2000s after rising steadily throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
João M. P. De Mello
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Main mental disorders in crack-cocaine users treated at Psychosocial Care Centers for Alcohol and Drugs in the city of Recife, Brazil

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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 greater chemical dependence.
Antonio Gomes de Castro Neto, Diego César Nunes da Silva, Magda da Silva Figueiroa   +2 more
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Butyrylcholinesterase genetic variants: association with cocaine dependence and related phenotypes.

PLoS ONE, 2013
ObjectiveThe search for genetic vulnerability factors in cocaine dependence has focused on the role that neuroplasticity plays in addiction. However, like many other drugs, the ability of an individual to metabolize cocaine can also influence ...
André Brooking Negrão, Alexandre Costa Pereira, Camila Guindalini, Hadassa Campos Santos, Guilherme Peres Messas, Ronaldo Laranjeira, Homero Vallada   +6 more
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The social context of crack using careers : an ethnographic study in London [PDF]

Despite over two decades of crack use in the UK, there is little UK-focused research and little understanding of crack careers, the social context of crack use and health-related risks.
Briggs, Daniel
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Prevalence of Symptoms in Patients Poisoned with Iranian Crack in Ahvaz Razi Hospital in 2008-2013 [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2017
Background: Crack is a strong and smoking form of cocaine, but Iranian crack is different from common crack cocaine, having symptoms and side effects similar to those of heroin.
Alihasan Rahmani, Leila Zeidooni, Azin Samimi   +2 more
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Crack Cocaine Smoke Induces Tissue Degeneration in Rat Submandibular Glands by Toll-like Signaling Pathway

Pathophysiology
Background: This study investigated the impact of crack cocaine smoke exposure on the submandibular salivary gland of Wistar rats. Methods: The animals were distributed into four groups: control (CTRL); 25 mg exposure (CK25); 50 mg exposure (CK50); and ...
Lorrany da Silva Avanci, Daniel Vitor de Souza, Gabriel Carvalhal de Aguiar, Thiago Guedes Pinto, Barbara dos Anjos Rosario, Milena de Barros Viana, Yasmin Alaby Martins Ferreira, Viviane Carlin Cordaro, Luciana Pellegrini Pisani, Daniel Araki Ribeiro   +9 more
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Charity concerned over number of crack cocaine users.

, 2021
Charities working with drug users have expressed concern around the number of people presenting with crack cocaine dependency. An organisation in Tallaght, Dublin said it is now the number one issue they are dealing with.
Hunt, Conor
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Prevalence of crack cocaine use and its associated factors in patients treated in a specialized outpatient service

Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 2021
Background Despite the advance in studies addressing the use of crack cocaine, knowledge about the characteristics of users that seek treatment in the different modalities of care for substance use disorders is important to plan the operationalization of
Sara Silva Fernandes, Cristiane Barros Marcos, Priscila Arruda da Silva, Samuel Carvalho Dumith   +3 more
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Cheaper crack cocaine supplies in cities 'sees people travel from rural areas to buy the drug'.

, 2021
Crack cocaine users are travelling from rural county Kerry to Limerick to buy the drug because it is cheaper in the city, a drug addiction worker has said..
O'Connor, Niall
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Understanding Consumption of Illicit Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances in Australia by Triangulating Drug Checking and Wastewater‐Based Epidemiology

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
First Australian study combining wastewater‐based epidemiology and drug checking, demonstrating how complementary data sources enhance monitoring of illicit drugs and emerging psychoactive substances during high‐use periods. ABSTRACT Consumption of psychotropic drugs is a major economic and public health challenge in Australia.
Muhammad Usman, Malcolm McLeod, Dhayaalini Nadarajan, Joseph Clokey, Pritesh Prasad, Rory Verhagen, Benjamin Tscharke, Maurizio Quinto, Richard Bade   +8 more
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