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SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
Volume 47, Issue 13-14, Pages 1603-1610Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2012.705678
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injection drug users (IDUs); crack cocaine; harm reduction strategies; structural violence; drug law reform
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Brazil, the 6th largest world economy, has experienced rapid economic, demographic, and social structural changes during the last decade. Notwithstanding, Brazil being one of the most unequal societies worldwide, 40 million of 200 million Brazilians have moved from poverty to middle-class standards during this period. This review analyzes the success of different Brazilian initiatives aiming to reduce drug consumption-related harms, as well as the failed attempts to curb structural violence, despite some very recent initiatives have yet to be fully implemented and evaluated
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