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Tais Veronica Cardoso Vernaglia1, Tatiana Henrique Leite2, Sibele Faller3
1a Department of Nursing Medical-Surgical , Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) , Brazil.
Abstract:
Female crack users who sought treatment are a hard to find part of the population. We studied sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of crack users undergoing treatment in psychosocial care centers for alcohol and other drugs in six Brazilian cities. We carried out a cross-sectional study of 816 crack users and collected data with the Addiction Severity Index. Women were more likely to be in vulnerable situations: had worst levels of education, were not receiving money enough to their basic needs; more likely to be HIV positive (10.1%), to report sexual abuse (34%), and to be separated from their children (20%).
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