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Perception of harm and benefits of cannabis use among adolescents from Latin Am...

Objetivo: investigar a percepção de danos e benefícios associados ao uso de maconha entre os adolescentes e como as mudanças regulatórias podem afetar a intenção de usar maconha. Método: estudo multicêntrico de corte transversal. Os participantes foram 2.717 alunos com idades entre 15 e 17 anos de 10 cidades em Belize, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, República Dominicana, Jamaica, México, São Cristóvão e Nevis e Trini...

Perception of harm and benefits of cannabis use among adolescents from Latin Am...

Comorbilidad entre abuso/dependencia de drogas y el distrés psicológico, Brasil...

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a prevalência de sofrimento psíquico entre pacientes atendidos em centros públicos especializados em álcool e drogas, no Distrito Federal, Brasília, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo de prevalência nos Centros de Atenção Psicossocial - álcool e drogas. Foi realizado autopreenchimento de um questionário, ou entrevista em pacientes analfabetos. Foi utilizada a escala K-10 de sof...

Critical perspective of the family and acquaintances on family and community ri...

This article presents the results of a quantitative study. The purpose was to describe the perspective of family members and acquaintances of illicit drug users about family and community risk factors that can contribute to addiction to illicit drugs. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The population consisted of 100 individuals, 18 years of age or older, who reported being affected by their relation...

El consumo de drogas ilícitas y las perspectivas críticas de familiares y perso...

This article presents the partial results of a multicenter, qualitative study, which involved seven Latin-American countries and Canada. The results presented refer to Northern Rio de Janeiro (city), Brazil. The objective of the study was to describe the perspective of relatives/acquaintances of illicit drug users about protective and risk factors, prevention initiatives, treatment services, and legal aspects r...

Aspectos legais do uso de drogas ilícitas no México

The objective of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to obtain the opinions of a group of people about legal issues regarding addiction. Data collection was performed using a structured questionnaire with four themes. In order to participate, the individual could not use any drugs but should have a close relationship with a drug user. The data was processed using SPSS V. 14. There were 100 participants,...

Consumo de drogas e seu tratamento, a partir da perspectiva da família e amigos...

En este estudio, se presenta el análisis parcial de los resultados de un trabajo cuantitativo, relacionado con la perspectiva que tienen los familiares y amigos de consumidores frente al tratamiento para los problemas derivados del consumo de drogas ilícitas. Participaron 104 usuarios de los servicios de salud de Bogotá, El 58% considera el consumo como una enfermedad que necesita tratamiento. El 56% identifica...

Risk factors related to the use of illegal drugs: the critial perspective of dr...

This article presents quantitative data from a multicenter, cross-sectional study, which was performed at a public health center in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, using multiple methods. The objective of the study was to describe the critical perspective of people who reported being affected by their relationship with an illicit drug user (relative or acquaintance) in terms of risk factors. Data collection was perfo...

Family and acquaintances of ilicit drug users: community perspectives on laws a...

This article is part of the study "Illicit Drug Use in Seven Latin American Countries and Canada: Critical Perspectives of Family and Familiars" (7LACC), which investigated four domains: protective and risk factors; preventive initiatives; treatment facilities; and laws and policies. The article presents a section of the results based on four items of the laws and policies domain - as perceived by the family an...

Laws and policies on illicit drugs in Brazil and the perspective of drug users'...

Brazilian drugs legislation has evolved from a prohibitionist system to a less repressive one in terms of drug users. The objective of this study was to identify the perception of relatives and acquaintances of drug users living in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, about the country's laws and policies on drugs. Data collection was performed using a structured questionnaire. The sample consisted of 100 drug us...