Abstract:Problem
The use of drugs by street children and adolescents is a problem found in most large cities around the world.
Methods
This is a cross‐sectional study of street children and adolescents living in shelters in the Federal District, Brazil. An objective questionnaire was applied to 84 individuals from September 2016 to October 2017; 14 of them participated in the qualitative study.
Findings
Most participants were adolescents (84.5%) and males (64.3%), with a history of abandonment, domestic violence, and f… Show more
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