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Association of CHRNA5 gene variants with crack cocaine addiction
2020
Aroche et al.
Neuromolecular Medicine
Increased cortisol levels are associated with low treatment retention in crack cocaine users
2020
Ligabue et al.
Addictive Behaviors
"Pandemic fear" and COVID-19: mental health burden and strategies
2020
Ornell et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare professionals
2020
Ornell et al.
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Effects of childhood trauma on BDNF and TBARS during crack-cocaine withdrawal
2020
Sordi et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Prediction of attempted suicide in men and women with crack-cocaine use disorder in Brazil
2020
Roglio et al.
PLoSOne
Re-traumatization Cycle: Sexual Abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Club Drug Users
2019
Narvaez et al.
Substance Use & Misuse
Effects of childhood trauma on BDNF and TBARS during crack-cocaine withdrawal
2019
Sordi et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
User experience and operational feasibility of four point-of-collection oral fluid drug-testing devices according to Brazilian traffic agents
2019
Pechansky et al.
Traffic Injury Prevention
Sociodemographic Characteristics, School Performance, Pattern of Consumption and Emotional Health as Risk Factors for Alcohol use among Adolescents
2019
Marin et al.
Temas em Psicolgia
Sex-based differences in multidimensional clinical assessments of early-abstinence crack cocaine users
2019
Sanvicente-Vieira et al.
PLoS One
Predictive factors associated with driving under the influence among Brazilian drug-using drivers
2019
Scherer et al.
Accident Analysis and Prevention
Crack users and violence. What is the relationship between trauma, antisocial personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder?
2019
Stoffel et al.
Addictive Behaviors
Clinical and Toxicological Profile of NBOMes: A Systematic Review
2019
Marchi et al.
Psychosomatics
The association between SYT1-rs2251214 and cocaine use disorder further supports its role in psychiatry
2019
da Silva et al.
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry
Drugs and Suicidal Behavior: Urge for positive, broad and preventive interventions
2019
Roglio & Kessler
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Performance Impairment and its Association to other Alterations in Cannabis users
2019
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Journal of Criminology and Forensic Studies
Markers for Severity of Problems in Interpersonal Relationships of Crack Cocaine Users from a Brazilian Multicenter Study
2018
Pachado et al.
Psychiatric Quarterly
Leptin levels and its correlation with crack-cocaine use severity: A preliminary study
2018
Escobar et al.
Neuroscience Letters
Assessment of executive functions and inhibitory control in alcohol and crack use disorders
2018
Czermainski et al.
PSICO
Increased cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript cord blood levels in the newborns exposed to crack cocaine in utero
2018
Parcianello et al.
Psychopharmacology
Active Brazilian crack cocaine users: nutritional, anthropometric, and drug use profiles
2018
Escobar et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Comparison of Cocaine/Crack Biomarkers Concentrations in Oral Fluid, Urine and Plasma Simultaneously Collected From Drug Users
2018
Fiorentin et al.
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Satisfaction and burden of mental health personnel: data from healthcare services for substance users and their families
2018
Hilgert et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Playing the wrong game again? Policy responses to problematic video gaming in Brazil
2018
Spritzer et al.
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Effects of DRD2 splicing-regulatory polymorphism and DRD4 48 bp VNTR on crack cocaine addiction
2018
Stolf et al.
Journal of Neural Transmission
Child Maltreatment and Illicit Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies
2018
Halpern et al.
Child Abuse Review
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in substance use disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2018
Ornell et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Hepatitis C: clinical and biological features related to different forms of cocaine use
2017
Schuch-Goi et al.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Guidelines of the Brazilian Association of Studies on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ABEAD) for diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity with alcohol and other substance and dependence
2017
Zaleski et al.
International Review of Psychiatry
Accumbens volumes are reduced among crack-cocaine users
2017
Schuch-Goi et al.
Neuroscience Letters
Vulnerabilidades clínicas e sociais em usuários de crack de acordo com a situação de moradia: um estudo multicêntrico de seis capitais brasileiras
2017
Halpern et al.
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Reliability of point-of-collection testing devices for drugs of abuse in oral fluid: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2017
Scherer et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
Differences in biomarkers of crack-cocaine adolescent users before/after abstinence
2017
Pianca et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
The female crack users: higher rates of social vulnerability in Brazil
2017
Vernaglia et al.
Health Care for Women International
Crack-cocaine users have less family cohesion than alcohol users
2017
Marchi et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Effects of crack cocaine addiction and stress-related genes on peripheral BDNF levels
2017
Rovaris et al.
Journal of Psychiatric Research
Identification and initial management of intoxication by alcohol and other drugs in the pediatric emergency room
2017
Pianca et al.
Jornal de Pediatria
Alcohol and Road Traffic Injuries in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Case-Crossover Study
2017
Borges et al.
Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research
Predictors of early relapse among adolescent crack users
2017
Lopes-Rosa et al.
Journal of Addictive Diseases
Association between the Intron 8 VNTR polymorphism of the DAT1 gene and crack cocaine addiction
2017
Stolf et al.
Neuropsychobiology
Simultaneous determination of cocaine/crack and its metabolites in oral fluid, urine and plasma by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and its application in drug users
2017
Fiorentin et al.
Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods
Oral Fluid Testing for Cocaine: Analytical Evaluation of Two Point-of-Collection Drug Screening Devices
2017
Scherer et al.
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
TBARS and BDNF levels in newborns exposed to crack/cocaine during pregnancy: a comparative study
2017
Mardini et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users
2017
Remy et al.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Analysis of cocaine/crack biomarkers in meconium by LC–MS
2016
D’Avila et al.
Journal of Chromatography B
Bridging a historical gap: can changes in perceptions of law enforcement and social deterrence accelerate the prevention of drunk driving in low and middle-income
2016
Pechansky et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
High levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor are associated with treatment adherence among crack-cocaine users
2016
Scherer et al.
Neuroscience Letters
Validation and application of a liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometric method for determination of mazindol in human plasma and urine
2016
de Oliveira et al.
Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods
Crack-cocaine in adolescent inpatients: clinical characteristics and early initiation predictors
2016
Pianca et al.
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the Crack Use Relapse Scale (CURS)
2016
Pedroso et al.
Archives of Clinical Psychiatry
Prevalence of driving under the influence of psychoactive substances and road traffic crashes among Brazilian crack-using drivers
2016
Scherer et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Lisdexamfetamine: A pharmacokinetic review
2016
Coriman et al.
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacokinetics study of mazindol in plasma, oral fluid, and urine of volunteers
2016
de Oliveira et al.
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
IL-6 and IL-10 levels in the umbilical cord blood of newborns with a history of crack/cocaine exposure in utero: a comparative study
2016
Mardini et al.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
The FKBP5 polymorphism rs1360780 is associated with lower weight loss after bariatric surgery: 26 months of follow-up
2016
Hartmann et al.
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Wernicke's encephalopathy in crack-cocaine addiction
2016
Sukop et al.
Medical Hypotheses
Usefulness of AFD concept: limitations to overcome
2016
von Diemen & Kessler
Addiction
High rate of relapse in adolescents who use crack after discharge from hospitalization
2016
Pedroso et al.
Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
Multianalytical Method Validation for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Solvents of Abuse in Oral Fluid by HS-GC/MS
2016
Coppe et al.
International Journal of Analytical Chemistry
Detection of ethanol in Brazilian gasoline station attendants
2015
Borille et al.
Analytical Methods
Quality of life, social functioning, family structure, and treatment history associated with crack cocaine use in youth from the general population
2015
Narvaez et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Factors Associated With a Quality of Life Decrease in Alcoholic Patients Who Sought Treatment
2015
Faller et al.
Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy
Careless and overprotective fathers are associated with antisocial crack users
2015
Pettenon et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
NBOMe: a new dangerous drug similar to LSD
2015
Remy et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Different patterns of drug use among crack and powder cocaine users in Brazil
2015
Pachado et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
The validity of DSM-5 criteria for substance-related and addictive disorders adapted for food addiction
2015
Reis et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Following Up Crack Users after Hospital Discharge Using Record Linkage Methodology: An Alternative to Find Hidden Populations
2015
Gonçalves et al.
BioMed Research International
Childhood Trauma and Resilience: Vulnerabilities to Develop Crack/Cocaine Dependence
2015
Sordi et al.
Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Genomic Instability in Human Lymphocytes from Male Users of Crack Cocaine
2014
Freitas et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Perceptions of parental bonding in freebase cocaine users versus non-illicit drug users
2014
Pettenon et al.
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Determination of mazindol in human oral fluid by high performance liquid chromatography– electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
2014
de Oliveira et al.
Biomedical Chromatography
Who seeks public treatment for substance abuse in Brazil? Results of a multicenter study involving four Brazilian state capitals
2014
Faller et al.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy,
A comparison of alcohol and drug use by random motor vehicle drivers in Brazil and Norway
2014
Gjerdea et al.
International Journal on Drug Policy
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of pregnant and puerperal crack-cocaine using women: preliminary data
2014
Zavaschi et al.
Archives of Clincal Psychiatry
Crack Cocaine Users Show Differences in Genotype Frequencies of the 3 ′ UTR Variable Number of Tandem Repeats of the Dopamine Transporter Gene (DAT1/SLC6A3)
2014
Stolf et al.
Neuropsychobiology
Simultaneous Analysis of Amphetamine-type Stimulants in Plasma by Solid-phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
2014
Mariotti et al.
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
User satisfaction with health care provided for alcohol and drug dependency in Brazil
2014
Bozzetti et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Oxidative stress and BDNF as possible markers for the severity of crack cocaine use in early withdrawal
2014
Sordi et al.
Psychopharmacology
Crack/cocaine users show more family problems than other substance users
2014
Moura et al.
Clinics
Factors associated with recurrence of alcohol-related traffic violations in southern Brazil
2014
Schmitz et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Changing Patterns of Cocaine Use and HIV Risks in the South of Brazil
2014
Inciardi et al.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
Violent and sexual behaviors and lifetime use of crack cocaine: a population-based study in Brazil
2014
Narvaez et al.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Have drivers at alcohol outlets changed their behavior after the new traffic law?
2014
de Boni et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Searching for a Neurobiological Basis for Self-Medication Theory in ADHD Comorbid With Substance Use Disorders
2014
Silva et al.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
BDNF levels at umbilical cord blood (UCB) among babies exposed to crack during pregnancy
2014
Mardini et al.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
New psychoactive substances: issues about the new approach from New Zealand government.
2014
von Diemen
Addiction
Differences between attendance in emergency care of male and female victims of traffic accidents in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
2014
Saldanha et al.
Ciência e Saúde Coletiva 
Psychiatric and substance-use comorbidities associated with lifetime crack cocaine use in young adults in the general population
2014
Narvaez et al.
Comprehensive Psychiatry
Drug use among drivers who drank on alcohol outlets from PortoAlegre, Brazil
2014
de Boni et al.
Accident Analysis & Prevention
Correlates of unprotected sex in a sample of young club drug users
2013
Remy et al.
Clinics
Drug use among drivers who drank on alcohol outlets from Porto Alegre, Brazil
2013
de Boni et al.
Accident Analysis and Prevention
Correlates of unprotected sex in a sample of young club drug users
2013
Remy et al.
Clinics
Challenges associated with drink driving measurement: combining police and self-reported data to estimate an accurate prevalence in Brazil
2013
Sousa et al.
Injury
Traffic crashes and alcohol outlets in a Brazilian state capital
2013
de Boni et al.
Traffic Injury Prevention 
The Crack Use Relapse Scale (CURS): development and psychometric validation
2013
Pettenon et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in early crack cocaine withdrawal
2013
von Diemen et al.
International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
Association between anxiety symptoms and problematic alcohol use in adolescents
2013
Costa et al.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
The Effects of ADHD in Adult Substance Abusers
2013
Moura et al.
Journal of Addictive Diseases
Impact of Road Traffic Deaths on Expected Years of Life Lost and Reduction in Life Expectancy in Brazil
2013
Chandran et al.
Demography 
Peripheral toxicity in crack cocaine use disorders
2013
Narvaez et al.
Neuroscience Letters
Treatment of female and male inpatient crack users: a qualitative study
2013
Pedroso et al.
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Is the Prevalence of Driving After Drinking Higher in Entertainment Areas?
2013
de Boni et al.
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Dependence module of the MINI plus adapted for sugar dependence: psychometric properties
2013
Rosa et al.
Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
Changes in method for obtaining better outcomes in the recruitment of synthetic drug users
2013
Remy et al.
Addiction Research and Theory
Reaching the Hard-to-Reach:A Probability Sampling Method for Assessing Prevalence of Driving Under the Influence After Drinking in Alcohol Outlets
2012
de Boni et al.
Plos One
Road Traffic Deaths in Brazil: Rising Trends in Pedestrian and Motorcycle Occupant Deaths
2012
Chandran et al.
Traffic Injury Prevention
Why don't northern American solutions to drinking and driving work in southern America?
2012
Pechansky & Chandran
Addiction
Childhood trauma, impulsivity, and executive functioning in crack cocaine users
2012
Narvaez et al.
Comprehensive Psychiatry 
Prescription and illicit psychoactive drugs in oral fluid LC MS/MS method development and analysis of samples from Brazilian drivers
2012
Zancanaro et al.
Forensic Science International
Predictors of positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in a sample of Brazilian drivers
2012
Pechansky et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Psychometric properties of the sixth version of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI-6) in Brazil
2012
Kesller et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Crack Users Show High Rates of Antisocial Personality Disorder, Engagement in Illegal Activities and Other Psychosocial Problems
2012
Kessler et al.
The American Journal on Addictions
Prevalence of sugar dependence in a sample of obese individuals of Porto Alegre, Brazil
2012
Rosa et al.
Anuario de Investigacion en Adicciones Guadalajara
Fenproporex and Amphetamine Pharmacokinetics in Oral Fluid After Controlled Oral Administration of Fenproporex
2012
Comiran et al.
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Translation and adaptation of the Motorcycle Rider Behavior Questionnaire: a Brazilian version
2012
Coelho et al.
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Regional differences associated with drinking and driving in Brazil
2012
de Boni et al.
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Which amphetamine-type stimulants can be detected by oral fluid immunoassays?
2012
Souza et al.
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 
Psychiatric disorders among individuals who drive after the recent use of alcohol and drugs
2012
Faller et al.
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria 
Ethical, legal and social issues related to alcohol and drug research
2011
Goldim et al.
Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Awareness of legal blood alcohol concentration limits amongst respondents of a national roadside survey for alcohol and traffic behaviours in Brazil
2011
da Conceição et al.
International Journal on Drug Policy
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Is There a Correlation Between Dopamine Transporter Density and Cerebral Blood Flow?
2011
da Silva Jr et al.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Desenvolvimento de um Questionário de Frequência Alimentar (QFA-açúcar) para Quantificar o Consumo de Sacarose
2011
Gonçalves et al.
Clinical & Biomedical Research
Alcohol, drug use and risky sexual behavior are related to HIV infection in female adolescents
2011
Bassols et al.
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
High rates of injured motorcycle drivers in emergency rooms and the association with substance use in Porto Alegre, Brazil
2011
Breitenbach et al.
Emergency Medicine Journal
Commentary on Bodin & Strandberg (2011): Scepticism, publication bias and a grain of salt - do we already know how to evaluate prevention programmes?
2011
Pechansky
Addiction
Age of Sexual Initiation, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Sexual Risk Behavior among Ecstasy and LSD Users in Porto Alegre, Brazil: A Preliminary Analysis
2011
Pechansky et al.
Journal of Drug Issues
Factors associated with alcohol and drug use among traffic crash victims in southern Brazil
2011
de Boni et al.
Accident Analysis and Prevention
Determination of amphetamine-type stimulants in oral fluid by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
2011
Souza et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta
Risk behaviors for HCV- and HIV-seroprevalence among female crack users in Porto Alegre, Brazil
2010
von Diemen et al.
Archives of Women's Mental Health
Avaliação das crenças codependentes e dos estágios de mudança em familiares de usuários de drogas em um serviço de teleatendimento
2010
Bortolon et al.
Mental disorders and delivery motorcycle drivers (motoboys): a dangerous association
2010
Kieling et al.
European Psychiatry
Avaliação multidimensional do usuário de drogas e a Escala de Gravidade de Dependência
2010
Kessler et al.
Revista de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
Crack – da pedra ao tratamento
2010
Pulcherio et al.
Clinical signs of alcohol intoxication as markers of refusal to provide blood alcohol readings in emergency rooms: an exploratory study
2010
Pechansky et al.
Clinics
Do “acaso” do uso de drogas ao “descaso” dos comportamentos de risco
2009
Kessler et al.
Differences in Addiction Severity Between Social and Probable Pathological Gamblers Among Substance Abusers in Treatment in Rio de Janeiro
2008
Mathias et al.
A randomized crossover clinical study showing that methylphenidate-SODAS improves attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adolescents with substance use disorder
2008
Szobot et al.
Adaptation and construct validation of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS 11) to Brazilian Portuguese for use in adolescents
2007
von Diemen et al.
Brazilian female crack users show elevated serum aluminum levels
2007
Pechansky et al.
Multi-center cross-cultural adaptation of the Addiction Severity Index, Sixth edition (ASI6) for Brazil
2007
Kessler et al.
Brain injury markers (S100B and NSE) in chronic cocaine dependents
2007
Kessler et al.
Debate on the paper by David Vlahov
2006
Vlahov & Celentano
Association Between Psychiatric Symptoms and Severity of Alcohol Dependence in a Sample of Brazilian Men
2005
Lima et al.
Alcohol use among adolescents: concepts, epidemiological characteristics and etiopatogenic factors
2004
Pechansky et al.
A comunidade terapêutica como modalidade de tratamento para dependentes químicos: relato de uma observação participante
1999
Mello et al.
Participant Observation of a Therapeutic Community Model for Offenders in Drug Treatment
1997
Mello et al.
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