Association of ecstasy seizure rates with district Human Development Index in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007
This study aimed to analyze whether ecstasy consumption is associated with the socioeconomic status in the Municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007. We used an official, reliable and unbiased source supplied by the Department of Narcotics of the State of São Paulo (Denarc) database and t...
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| author | Silvio Fernandes Lapachinske Regina Lucia de Moraes Moreau |
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| description | This study aimed to analyze whether ecstasy consumption is associated with the socioeconomic status in the Municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007. We used an official, reliable and unbiased source supplied by the Department of Narcotics of the State of São Paulo (Denarc) database and the Human Development Index of the districts (HDId) where the seizures occurred. A Spearman correlation test between the average number of ecstasy seizures per million of inhabitants with the HDId was used. There were 190 seizures (totaling 47,934 tablets) spread out in 53 of the 96 districts and 51.6% were concentrated in only 8 districts. The higher rates of ecstasy seizures were directly associated with districts with high HDId that confirmed the association of ecstasy consumption with the socioeconomic status. Itaim-Bibi, Jardim Paulista and Moema were the top three districts with the highest HDId. In these districts, the number of tablets per seizure ranged from as few units to thousands, revealing that not only consumption but also traffic coexist at the same place. Districts with many nightclubs can also influence the incidence of seizures. This knowledge can be useful to help the police from other Brazilian cities to combat ecstasy trafficking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3531d4ff014a4deba2d022a3d672a4da2022-12-21T23:19:29ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences2175-97902014-09-0150352953410.1590/S1984-82502014000300011S1984-82502014000300529Association of ecstasy seizure rates with district Human Development Index in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007Silvio Fernandes LapachinskeRegina Lucia de Moraes MoreauThis study aimed to analyze whether ecstasy consumption is associated with the socioeconomic status in the Municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007. We used an official, reliable and unbiased source supplied by the Department of Narcotics of the State of São Paulo (Denarc) database and the Human Development Index of the districts (HDId) where the seizures occurred. A Spearman correlation test between the average number of ecstasy seizures per million of inhabitants with the HDId was used. There were 190 seizures (totaling 47,934 tablets) spread out in 53 of the 96 districts and 51.6% were concentrated in only 8 districts. The higher rates of ecstasy seizures were directly associated with districts with high HDId that confirmed the association of ecstasy consumption with the socioeconomic status. Itaim-Bibi, Jardim Paulista and Moema were the top three districts with the highest HDId. In these districts, the number of tablets per seizure ranged from as few units to thousands, revealing that not only consumption but also traffic coexist at the same place. Districts with many nightclubs can also influence the incidence of seizures. This knowledge can be useful to help the police from other Brazilian cities to combat ecstasy trafficking.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502014000300529&lng=en&tlng=enEcstasy/consumoDrogas ilegais/consumoDrogas ilegais/tráficoDrogas ilegais/usuáriosSão Paulo/cidade/uso de drogas ilegaisNível sócioeconomico/uso de drogas ilegais |
| spellingShingle | Silvio Fernandes Lapachinske Regina Lucia de Moraes Moreau Association of ecstasy seizure rates with district Human Development Index in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007 Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ecstasy/consumo Drogas ilegais/consumo Drogas ilegais/tráfico Drogas ilegais/usuários São Paulo/cidade/uso de drogas ilegais Nível sócioeconomico/uso de drogas ilegais |
| title | Association of ecstasy seizure rates with district Human Development Index in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007 |
| title_full | Association of ecstasy seizure rates with district Human Development Index in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007 |
| title_fullStr | Association of ecstasy seizure rates with district Human Development Index in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of ecstasy seizure rates with district Human Development Index in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007 |
| title_short | Association of ecstasy seizure rates with district Human Development Index in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2007 |
| title_sort | association of ecstasy seizure rates with district human development index in the municipality of sao paulo brazil from 2000 to 2007 |
| topic | Ecstasy/consumo Drogas ilegais/consumo Drogas ilegais/tráfico Drogas ilegais/usuários São Paulo/cidade/uso de drogas ilegais Nível sócioeconomico/uso de drogas ilegais |
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