Recreational use of benzydamine as a hallucinogen among street youth in Brazil Uso recreacional de benzidamina como alucinógeno entre adolescentes em situação de rua no Brasil

Recreational use of benzydamine as a hallucinogen among street youth in Brazil Uso recreacional de benzidamina como alucinógeno entre adolescentes em situação de rua no Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To describe the recreational use of benzydamine, an anti-inflammatory drug, among street youth in Brazil. METHOD: Design: a descriptive, cross sectional survey. Setting: 93 welfare services for the street youth in 27 Brazilian capitals. Participants: 2807 street youth, 10 to 18 years old....

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Main Authors: Emérita Sátiro Opaleye, Ana Regina Noto, Zila van der Meer Sanchez, Yone Gonçalves de Moura, José Carlos Fernandes Galduróz, Elisaldo Araújo Carlini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2009-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Benzidamina
Abuso de drogas
Farmacoepidemiologia
Menores de rua
Medicamentos com prescrição
Benzydamine
Drug abuse
Pharmacoepidemiology
Homeless youth
Drugs with prescription
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