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Concurrent Use of Alcohol and Crack Cocaine is Associated with High Levels of Anger and Liability to Aggression.
Czermainski, Fernanda Rasch; Lopes, Fernanda Machado; Ornell, Felipe; Pinto Guimarães, Luciano Santos; Von Diemen, Lisia; Kessler, Felix; Martins de Almeida, Rosa Maria.
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  • Czermainski FR; Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Lopes FM; Psychology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil.
  • Ornell F; Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Pinto Guimarães LS; Center for Drug and Alcohol Research, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Von Diemen L; Center for Drug and Alcohol Research, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Kessler F; Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Martins de Almeida RM; Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Subst Use Misuse ; 55(10): 1660-1666, 2020.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32519554
Objective: To evaluate aggressiveness in individuals receiving treatment for alcohol and crack cocaine use, both alone and in combination with one another, in order to compare them to control subjects with no history of drug problems, using the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory. Method: The sample consisted of 67 men aged 18-65 years, divided into four groups: alcohol (n = 13); crack cocaine (n = 25); crack cocaine + alcohol (n = 16) and controls (n = 13). Participants completed the following instruments: socioeconomic questionnaire, the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory. Results: Individuals with alcohol dependence alone, or comorbid with crack cocaine dependence, showed elevated levels of aggression and anger, though these varied according to the drug of abuse. Concurrent users of alcohol and crack cocaine had the highest levels of aggression, followed by isolated alcohol users, suggesting an association between alcohol consumption and aggression. Conclusion: The present findings suggest that alcohol and aggression levels may be associated with violent behavior. Concurrent use of alcohol and crack cocaine was related to higher levels of aggression, which may be associated with more severe alterations in behavior and impulse control.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cocaína Crack / Trastornos Relacionados con Cocaína / Alcoholismo Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Subst Use Misuse Asunto de la revista: TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cocaína Crack / Trastornos Relacionados con Cocaína / Alcoholismo Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Subst Use Misuse Asunto de la revista: TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Reino Unido