Factors associated with crack-cocaine early initiation: a Brazilian multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crack-cocaine dependence is a serious public health issue, related to several psychiatric and psychosocial problems. Crack-cocaine users are usually embedded in a context of great social vulnerability, often associated with violence, poverty, family conflict and easy and early access to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Methods

This cross-sectional study enrolled a consecutive sample of 577 patients admitted to 20 therapeutic communities located in Southern Brazil, between September 2012 and September 2013. A structured interview assessed life-time exposure to risk and protective factors for drug use, such as parental monitoring in childhood, deviant behaviors and peer pressure.

Results

Presence of family conflict (p = 0.002), maltreatment (p = 0.016), and

SUBMITTER: Perrenoud LO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8063477 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature