I have completed my Ph.D. in Epidemiology at the Department of Preventive Medicine from the University of Sao Paulo Medical School in Brazil and the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA. I also have a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences and a M.Sc. in Epidemiology from the University of Sao Paulo. I have recently completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Public Health School, University of California at Berkeley. I am currently a Research Associate at the University of Sao Paulo Medical School and an Affiliate Scientist at the Alcohol Research Group in California, USA, where I have been conducting different research projects on the association between substance use and injuries. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Cocaine is an illicit drug with stimulant effect, and it has a vast market in the American regions, including Brazil. Earlier studies have already demonstrated an association between the use of psychoactive substances such as cocaine and deaths resulting from homicides and suicides. However, epidemiological data about this association is scarce in Brazil. The present research proposal has…
Alcohol and other illicit drug use is associated with injury occurrence, particularly violence-related injuries and those resulted from traffic accidents. However, the magnitude of this association might vary according to the type of drug and injury, which supports the need for further epidemiological studies able to establish which substances may increase the risk of injury. The present …
Alcohol and other illicit drug use is associated with injury occurrence, particularly violence-related injuries and those resulted from traffic accidents. However, the magnitude of this association might vary according to the type of drug and injury, which supports the need for further epidemiological studies able to establish which substances may increase the risk of injury. The present …
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