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A review of Brazilian scientific output on crack - contributions to the political agenda

2015; ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE COLETIVA; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/1413-81232015204.03202014

1678-4561

Marcelo Rasga Moreira, Fernando Bessa Ribeiro, José Mendes Ribeiro, Thereza de Lamare Franco Neto,

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Object: scientific literature about crack abuse published in Brazilian journals indexed in SCIELO.Objective: systematic review of literature treating findings as a framework for agenda-setting orienting policy decision makers.Methodology: SCIELO online journals research since 02/06/2013 on tag crack as "key word searched" and in indexes as "research amplitude". An amount of 199 references were identified and their abstracts were analyzed getting to a final group of 59 articles specifically studying crack issues in Brazil. Analysis: institutional criteria (journal, subject area, and publishing time) and analytical categories created by the authors: "Social Risk", "Treatment", "Use/Abuse", "Profile", "Social Relations", and "Study".Results: crack use impact Brazilian journals since 2011; health field is prominent; articles about "Associated Risk" and "Treatment" prevail; SUS cannot face demand;investment improvement in CAP and harm reduction; therapeutic communities need to match with SUS standards; youngers, black people and poor express users profile; rave style use; repressive policies were not well succeeded; and multidisciplinary approach are necessary.