MEDEIROS, Katruccy Tenório; MACIEL, Silvana Carneiro; SANTOS, Luciana Fernandes    SOUSA, Patrícia Fonseca de. Plotting the Profile of a Sample of Crack Users in Treatment. Rev. Psicol. IMED []. 2018, 10, 1, pp.160-174. ISSN 2175-5027.  https://doi.org/10.18256/2175-5027.2018.v10i1.2730.

Via analysis of the demographics in a sample of crack users, this study aimed to contribute to the knowledge of risk factors and drivers of health vulnerability of the population studied. The study included 45 women with a mean age of 29.11 years (SD = 7.99) in rehabilitation clinical (34) and therapeutic communities (11) in the Brazilian states of Paraiba (PB) and Pernambuco (PE). As an instrument, a demographic questionnaire was used and analyzed via descriptive statistics with software SPSS / PASW version 21.0. The results showed a profile of users mostly young people of reproductive age and maternal experiences, with low levels of education and out of the formal labor market. These data demonstrate the need for greater investment in health and education in this age of the study population and the importance of improving public policies in this area in order to reduce vulnerability and the biopsychosocial impact.

: crack; gender; drug addiction; vulnerability.

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