Author:

• Diego Schaurich - Schaurich, D. - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA - <eu_diegosch@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Dirce Stein Backes - Backes, D.S. - Santa Maria, - Centro Universitário Franciscano - UNIFRA - <backesdirce@ufn.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9447-1126
• Hilda Maria Barbosa de Freitas - Freitas, H. M. B. - Centro Universitário Franciscano -UNIFRA - <hildasame@gmail.com>
• Claudia Zamberlan - Zamberlan, C. - Centro Universitário Franciscano - UNIFRA - <claudiaz@ufn.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-328X
• Maria Helena Gelhen - Gelhen, M. H. - Centro Universitário Franciscano - UNIFRA - <mahgehlen@terra.com.br>
• Juliana Silveira Colomé - Colomé, J.S - Centro Universitário Franciscano - UNIFRA - <juliana@ufn.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8059-1482

Thematic Area:

Saúde Mental

Abstract:

It is a systematic review study based on the integrative review modality which aimed to analyze the characteristics of knowledge produced by studies on crack, in Brazilian Master’s and Doctoral courses. The investigation comprised 33 studies (18 dissertations and 15 theses). Among them, 51.5% were from the Health Science area with emphasis on the Postgraduate Program in Psychiatry (and Medical Psychology) which provided five dissertations/theses. Most of the knowledge on the epidemic (51.5%) comes from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo and Universidade de São Paulo, with the largest number of studies (81.8%) concentrated in the southeast. The most analyzed themes were: organic alterations, drug trafficking and crack use, HIV/Aids, types and strategies of treatment. The results showed that the Brazilian stricto sensu is still considered incipient, resolute and punctual, however promising due to demands and implications imposed on society by this epidemic.

Keywords:

Cocaine crack Illegal drugs Knowledge management for research in health

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