Emerging patterns of crack use in Mexico city

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dc.contributor.affiliationSchool of Social Work University of Southern California 1150 Olive Street, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA, Phone: 213-821-6482es_ES
dc.contributor.emaila.valdez@usc.edues_ES
dc.creatorValdez, Avelardo
dc.creatorKaplan, Charles
dc.creatorNowotny, Kathryn M.
dc.creatorNatera-Rey, Guillermina
dc.creatorCepeda, Alice
dc.creator.identificador"http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9570-2405">Natera Rey, Guillerminaes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-29T03:47:27Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-27T14:32:50Z
dc.date.available2017-06-29T03:47:27Z
dc.date.issued2015es_ES
dc.date.published2015es_ES
dc.description.abstractotrodiomaRecent studies in Mexico have documented a significant increase in crack cocaine use, indicating the potential for an emerging drug epidemic. Methods: Ethnographic observations and interviews were used describe the profiles and patterns of use among street-recruited crack users in Mexico City. The data came from an international research collaboration funded by the National Institutes of Health. Results: A polythetic typology was developed based on five dimensions central to categorizing patterns of crack use behavior: frequency of use, duration of use, context, social networks, and social contracts. Four types of users were discovered applying these dimensions: dabblers, stable users, crack heads, and old heads. Although several similarities were documented between patterns of crack use in Mexico and those in the United States and Western Europe, several key aspects distinguished crack users in this population: (1) self-regulated use; (2) non-linear progression of crack; and (3) the influence of the dimensions pertaining to setting, social networks, and social contract as contributing to understanding of the previous two. Further, we provide a discussion of how specific contextual factors in Mexico may be giving rise to these emerging patterns. Conclusion: Compared to the U.S. and Europe, this study finds that the majority of crack users were able to self-regulate their use without major disruption to daily social functioning. As crack use spreads in Mexico and other Latin American countries, we need to recognize the importance of social context in developing more tailored health and social responses that are specific to these developing countrieses_ES
dc.description.monthAgoes_ES
dc.identifier2679es_ES
dc.identifier.citationElizabeth Cuesta Hernándezes_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.04.010es_ES
dc.identifier.eissn1873-4758es_ES
dc.identifier.issn0955-3959es_ES
dc.identifier.numero8es_ES
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñizes_ES
dc.identifier.paginacion739-745es_ES
dc.identifier.placePaíses Bajoses_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.04.010
dc.identifier.urihttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4499486/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/4528
dc.identifier.volumen26es_ES
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherElsevieres_ES
dc.relation26(8):739-745es_ES
dc.relation.jnabreviadoINT J DRUG POLICYes_ES
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal on Drug Policyes_ES
dc.rightsAcceso Cerradoes_ES
dc.subject.kwCrack use
dc.subject.kwMarginalization
dc.subject.kwMexico
dc.subject.kwSelf-regulation
dc.subject.kwSocial context
dc.titleEmerging patterns of crack use in Mexico cityes_ES
dc.typeArtículoes_ES

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