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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's at Medicina from Universidade de Taubaté (1983), master's at Psychiatry from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1991) and doctorate at Psychiatry from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1996). Has experience in , focusing on Health Sciences, acting on the following subjects: drogas, epidemiologia, dependência, drogas psicotrópicas and álcool. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Introduction: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), alcohol dependence ranks second in the list of preventable deaths, second only to smoking. Alcohol, like other drugs of abuse, when administered acutely, activates the mesolimbic dopaminergic system and, after chronic administration, promotes important functional alterations of the brain's reward system. On the other hand, th…
Problems related to alcohol consumption stand out internationally as public health priorities. This is an old issue which, despite scientific advances, still involves many challenges, such as risks among young people, detection and early intervention, stigma, relapse prevention, treatment and the network of multidisciplinary care. In recent decades, significant advances in information tec…
Background: High oxidative stress, which is caused by smoking, can alter omega-3 fatty acid concentrations. Since omega-3 fatty acids plays a role in dopaminergic neurotransmission related to dependence, it is important to understand its effects on nicotine dependence. Methods: This research comprised two studies. The first one consisted of a cross-sectional evaluation, in which the level…
A cigarette has more than 6,000 toxic substances that can cause various diseases. Nicotine dependence may prolong the exposure to these toxic substances. The Central Nervous System (CNS) is consisted by a large amount of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAS) from omega-3 serie. Omega-3 takes part in several actions, including the modulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission. In its deficien…
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Introduction: People with substance use disorder (SUD) suffer social, economic,psychological and physiological harm, resulting in various losses such as familyconflicts, job loss and health problems. Health professionals have little knowledge aboutthe risky use of alcohol and other drugs, compromising humanized care andencouraging the perpetuation of stigmatizing beliefs. Research has ide…
Obesity can be treated as a public health issue and a major global problem. It is associated with several negative outcomes for the individual's health, especially cardiovascular ones. It is important to highlight that part of this population may also be suffering from some type of mental disorder, such as binge eating. Binge eating is mainly characterized by an increase in food consumpti…
Research in the area of religiosity as a protective factor for drug use and as a treatment for drug addiction tends to find positive results concerning theistic beliefs. However, such studies have not followed the new directions of research on religiosity, where groups of atheists are added. Objective: To analyze whether and to what extent the strength of theistic and atheistic beliefs ca…
Cigarettes are one of the most consumed drugs in the world and it is associated with a high death toll. There are more than 6,000 substances in the cigarette, one being nicotine. Nicotine acts both in the central and peripheral nervous system, having diverse effects, and in high doses can cause deficits in concentration and memory. The lack of nicotine-dependent individuals causes the cra…
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Risk and protective factors for drug use have still been investigated (and controversial) in several populations. Qualitative research explores subtle nuances that are difficult to be perceived and reported in quantitative research, such as the roles of violence, invisibility, stigmatization, poverty, resistance to police actions, and religious conversion, among other aspects. However, th…
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