Drug use among street children and adolescents: what helps?

The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated to frequent and heavy drug use among street children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years. A sample of 2,807 street children and adolescents from the 27 Brazilian state capital cities was analyzed. A World Health Organization questionnaire f...

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Main Authors: Yone Gonçalves de Moura, Zila M. Sanchez, Emérita S. Opaleye, Lucas Neiva-Silva, Silvia H. Koller, Ana R. Noto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2012000700015&lng=en&tlng=en