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    Drogas e saúde na imprensa brasileira: uma análise de artigos publicados em jornais e revistas
    (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2003-02-01) Noto, Ana Regina [UNIFESP]; Baptista, Murilo C. [UNIFESP]; Faria, Silene T. [UNIFESP]; Nappo, Solange Aparecida [UNIFESP]; Galduróz, José Carlos Fernandes [UNIFESP]; Carlini, Elisaldo Araujo [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    This article analyzes information recently published by the Brazilian press on the use of psychoactive drugs and its implications on health. A sample of 502 newspaper and magazine articles published in 1998 was researched using content analysis. The drugs most frequently featured in the headlines were tobacco (18.1%), coca-derived drugs (9.2%), marijuana (9.2%), alcoholic beverages (8.6%), and anabolic steroids (7.4%). Solvents were featured in only one article, although they are the most commonly used drug in Brazil, second only to alcohol and tobacco. These data indicate an imbalance between the journalistic approach and the epidemiological profile of psychoactive drug consumption in Brazil. Dependence was the most frequent consequence mentioned in the articles (46%), followed by violence (9.2%), withdrawal syndrome (8.0%), and AIDS (6.8%). The focus of the articles varied according to the drug in question. While articles on marijuana focused on its therapeutic use and legalization, those on cocaine-related issues discussed both the damage caused by consumption as well as various interventions (treatment and repression).
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    Is there a crack epidemic among students in Brazil?: comments on media and public health issues
    (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-09-01) Nappo, Solange Aparecida [UNIFESP]; Sanchez, Zila van der Meer [UNIFESP]; Ribeiro, Luciana Abeid [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    In the past year, the Brazilian Federal Government and society have reported and acted on a crack use epidemic, which has been exacerbated by the media. This study hypothesized that crack use has not increased at the rate suggested by the Brazilian media. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2010 usinga multistage probabilistic representative sample of Brazilian middle and high school students in the country's 27 state capitals. A total of 50,890 valid questionnaires were weighted, analyzed and results compared to the 2004 national school survey dataset. Considering lifetime and past year crack use, no change in consumption was found between 2004 and 2010. Official data in Brazil on middle and high school students does not support the assertion of a crack epidemic widely publicized by the media. Government measures to treat and prevent crack use are encouraged; however, the term epidemic has been inappropriately used to represent the static prevalence of crack consumption among students.
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    Profile of cocaine and crack users in Brazil
    (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-01-01) Duailibi, Lígia Bonacim [UNIFESP]; Ribeiro, Marcelo [UNIFESP]; Laranjeira, Ronaldo [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    This article aims to systematize the profile of cocaine and crack users in Brazil. The study adopted a literature review of the MEDLINE, LILACS, Cochrane Library databases and CAPES thesis/dissertation database. Data were grouped in thematic categories: national household surveys, surveys of specific population groups, profile of patients that seek treatment, and mortality and morbidity. Within each category the principal findings from the Brazilian literature were described and then discussed. The article concludes that the information on cocaine and crack consumption in Brazil is still incipient, but that the scientific community can already draw on a relevant theoretical corpus that can be used to update current public policies on this issue.
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    O uso de drogas psicotrópicas e a prevenção no Brasil
    (ABRASCO - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva, 1999-01-01) Noto, Ana Regina [UNIFESP]; Galduróz, José Carlos Fernandes [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Even though the context related to the use of psychotropic drugs in Brazil is still somewhat unknown, available studies point to alcohol, tobacco and some psychotropic medications as the most used drugs and as responsible for the highest indexes of problems in our population. However, the increasing consumption of cocaine over the years is unquestionable, as well as the increase of a series of associated problems, including violence. As far as possible interventions in this scenario are concerned, the need for complementary preventive measures has been stressed. Although the repressive approach has been highlighted in the last decades, studies have pointed out to the limitations of this kind of intervention. The different levels of psychotropic drugs use prevention are presented in this study, along with comments on the main approaches used and how they have been implemented in Brazil.