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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira, Isabela Corby, Juliana Góes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-hormone female rats exposed to crack cocaine exhibit behavioral alterations accompanied by changes in brain serotonin immunoreactivity [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Crack cocaine induces marked behavioral and neurobiological alterations, including neuropsychiatric symptoms, with sex-dependent differences. This study examined the effects of crack cocaine in female rats in different phases of their estrous cycle ...
BARBARA A. ROSÁRIO, DANIEL VITOR DE SOUZA, JÉSSICA A. LEMES, LUCIANA LESUEUR-MALUF, DANIEL ARAKI RIBEIRO, MILENA B. VIANA   +5 more
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Collateral labor: Male partner reentry and women's economic lives

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Reentry scholarship frequently assumes that a partner's return stabilizes households and eases the burdens women absorbed during incarceration, yet the economic consequences of reentry for female partners remain empirically understudied. We conceptualize reentry as an economic reconfiguration that may operate as reprieve, disruption, or both ...
Holly Nguyen, Andrea Hazelwood, Paige Patton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?

Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2019
Objective: To describe the users’ drug abuse characteristics, problematic behaviors associated with addiction, the motivation of teenagers and young adults to quit cocaine and/or crack abuse, and then compare these characteristics.
Nadia K. Bisch, Taís de C. Moreira, Mariana C. Benchaya, Dan R. Pozza, Larissa C. N. de Freitas, Michelle S. Farias, Maristela Ferigolo, Helena M.T. Barros   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Cocaine/crack and cannabis use among transgender women in Goiás, Central Brazil.

PLoS ONE
IntroductionIllicit drug use is a significant public health problem. Studies have shown a high prevalence of cocaine and cannabis use in transgender women (TGW).ObjectiveTo describe the consumption patterns of cannabis and cocaine/crack use and variables
Larissa Silva Magalhães, Kamila Cardoso Dos Santos, Bruno Vinícius Diniz E Silva, Gabriel Francisco da Silva Filho, Grazielle Rosa da Costa E Silva, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Sandra Cristina Pillon, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Megmar Aparecida Dos Santos Carneiro, Robert L Cook, Sheila Araujo Teles   +11 more
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Education and equipment for people who smoke crack cocaine in Canada: progress and limits

Harm Reduction Journal, 2017
Background People who smoke crack cocaine experience a wide variety of health-related issues. However, public health programming designed for this population is limited, particularly in comparison with programming for people who inject drugs.
Carol Strike, Tara Marie Watson
doaj   +1 more source

Cocaine/crack-cocaine use, impulsivity and aggressiveness in hospitalized patients

, 2018
The project aims to investigate drug use, impulsivity (self-reported and measures), and self-reported aggressiveness in psychiatric units designed for substance using men.
Alan Saloum Bastos
core   +1 more source

Psilocybin in alcohol use disorder and comorbid depressive symptoms: Results from a feasibility randomized clinical trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Psilocybin has emerged as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), but early efficacy data are inconsistent. Depression following alcohol detoxification significantly increases the risk of relapse. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of psilocybin‐assisted
Amandine Luquiens, Dahbia Belahda, Carine Graux, Noe Igounenc, Chris Serrand, Paul Rochefort, Thibault Mura, Felix Sergent   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crack/cocaine users show more family problems than other substance users

Clinics, 2014
OBJECTIVES:To evaluate family problems among crack/cocaine users compared with alcohol and other substance users.METHODS:A cross-sectional multi-center study selected 741 current adult substance users from outpatient and inpatient Brazilian specialized ...
Helena Ferreira Moura, Daniela Benzano, Flavio Pechansky, Felix Henrique Paim Kessler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

People experiencing homelessness and their experiences with substance use services for alcohol treatment in England: Journey mapping based on semi‐structured interviews

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Alcohol consumption at high levels is common among people experiencing homelessness and contributes to inequalities. In relative terms these individuals are underrepresented in substance use services. This study captured common trajectories and identified barriers and facilitators to accessing treatment among a group of ...
Vera Helen Buss, Jamie Brown, Melissa Oldham, Sarah E. Jackson, Lion Shahab, Dimitra Kale, Sharon Cox   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source