The aim of this study is to understand the essential aspects for a successful treatment for crack dependency, based on the speech of users. This is a descriptive study, using a qualitative approach. Interviews were conducted with 39 crack users who were assisted in a social protection program for drug users. In order to understand the narratives, the content analysis technique was used and the theoretical framework was based on Bardin. Aspects that were mentioned as important were undergoing voluntary treatment and spirituality, categories that can be grouped as individual aspects, as well as increasing the list of activities, supply of settings protected from drugs and professional qualification with socio-productive inclusion, as institutional aspects. These demands must be considered for a better understanding of what is needed for a successful treatment, and contemplated by public policies targeted at this issue.Keywords: Crack cocaine. Dependency. Treatment. Drug user. IntroductionDrug consumption dates back to remote times and involves cultural, religious, economic, political and social issues. In different cultures, societies and eras, man always consumed licit or illicit drugs. In the majority of times, this did not constitute problems nor reasons for social alarm, as they were consumed with diverse purposes and understood as a cultural and human manifestation. [1][2][3] As the years went by, it was possible to notice that both the type and the form of drug utilization started to vary. When a psychoactive substance is identified, different forms to reach the desired effects are discovered, and the substance becomes one more market product in our society. In recent decades, drug consumption has assumed worrying dimensions, with severe consequences to the individual, his family and community, negatively affecting different interfaces of daily life. The increase in drug use is not only associated with the culture of consumption and instant pleasure, but also with the vulnerability situation that has been experienced mainly by socially disadvantaged classes. It is considered that a large portion of society lives permanently threatened by the instability of their life conditions and by social exclusion. The status of social misery and lack of political support have made new survival strategies emerge, and this instability favors the ever-growing entrance of youths into the world of drug trafficking. income. Therefore, they form a socially vulnerable group.According to Pulcherio 9 , crack cocaine is a drug with great power to make the person become dependent. It is largely associated with criminality, involvement in illicit acts to maintain consumption, like theft and robbery, and participation in drug trafficking. [10][11][12] In spite of its severe consequences, the current knowledge about the use of this substance is still not sufficient, neither to provide efficient assistance for people in harmful drug use, nor to guide public prevention policies. Replacing the hegemonic models of treatment, which have a ...
El objetivo del estudio es discutir uno de los usos del crack denominado “virado”, como estrategia de reducción de daños entre las personas que usan crack en Pernambuco, Brasil. Se realizó una investigación cualitativa y transversal. Desde marzo hasta agosto de 2016, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas sobre la cultura del uso de crack a 39 personas que usan esta substancia. El límite de participantes se estableció por el criterio de saturación. Los datos se analizaron con la técnica de análisis de contenido. Las personas que participaron relataron que el virado es una manera distinta de utilizar el crack y, al comparar su efecto con el uso fumado o inhalado, mencionaron que el virado produce menos impacto en las relaciones interpersonales y en la libido, además de reducir el uso compulsivo de crack, cuestiones que se podrían considerar como estrategias de reducción de daños. Un aspecto negativo es que comparten los canutos para aspirar el virado, lo cual es una situación de riesgo para la transmisión de enfermedades infecciosas. Conocer la cultura del uso del crack en distintas formas y situaciones es imprescindible para la planificación y desarrollo de acciones de atención a la salud.
RESUMO Este artigo teve como objetivo apresentar a experiência da implementação dos Consultórios de Rua na cidade do Recife-PE como estratégia de prevenção ao HIV/Aids e Redução de Danos (RD) decorrentes do uso de álcool, crack e outras drogas. Ainda que o resgate da história desse processo apresente tensões, impermanências e alternâncias nos modelos de cuidado implementados pela gestão municipal, sua análise aponta a importância de reafirmar, no contexto atual, a proposição de práticas e experiências nesse campo, ancoradas na RD e na defesa da cidadania e dos direitos humanos. Observa-se que os Consultórios de Rua contribuem para fortalecer a prática de RD no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) como estratégia de saúde pública, assim como reduzem as vulnerabilidades às Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis (IST) e Aids associadas ao uso de álcool, crack e outras drogas. A experiência do CR ampliou a promoção à linha de cuidado para pessoas que usam álcool, crack, e outras drogas, reduzindo também as vulnerabilidades das IST/Aids associadas a esse consumo. No entanto, vê-se que é preciso investir e manter processos formativos que sejam permanentes, além de estudos e pesquisas epidemiológicas que demonstrem os resultados alcançados nos diferentes contextos.
This chapter intends to show cocaine variations in its forms of presentation, chemical forms, pharmacology, use forms, and contexts of use to understand how these factors can influence drug addiction. Furthermore, a discussion on the most expected psychoactive effects will take place during this chapter, based on different forms of use, treatment possibilities, and possible harm reduction strategies. Above all, the discussion considers the recursive movement of people who abuse the drug or became dependent. Therefore, the authors will discourse about these aspects using some singular and illustrative cases, from the biographical trajectory of people in their contexts related to the substance use, aborting the recursive movement of the drug user.
RESUMO Com o objetivo de cartografar a experiência de usuários de crack em Recife, este estudo foi desenvolvido com usuários de crack em tratamento, totalizando 12 entrevistas. A pesquisa foi qualitativa de inspiração fenomenológica pautada no pensamento de Husserl e1 no método de Giorgi. Este método inclui 04 passos: O sentido do todo; Discriminação de Unidades de Significados; Compreensão psicológica das Unidades de Significados; Composição de sínteses especificas e gerais. As Unidades de Significado apontaram diversos aspectos e nesse artigo destacaremos 04: O crack como experiência de ser dependente; As marcas do início de um caminho. O significado do encontro com a pedra; e a sensação do consumo do crack. Diante da complexidade das questões, grandes desafios estão postos para o cuidado aos usuários de crack. Torna-se fundamental uma reflexão contínua sobre essa prática.
This article aims to present the experience of implementing ‘Street Outreach Teams’ in the city of Recife-PE as a strategy for HIV/AIDS prevention and Harm Reduction (HR) associated with the use of alcohol, crack, and other drugs. Although the review of the history of this process reveals tensions, volatility, and alternations in the care models implemented by the city management, the analysis points out the importance of reaffirming, in the current context, the practices and experiences in that field, anchored in HR and in the defense of civil and human rights. Street outreach teams have been found to help strengthen the practice of HR in the Unified Health System, as a public health strategy to reduce vulnerabilities to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and AIDS associated with the use of alcohol, crack, and other drugs. The experience has expanded the promotion of the line of care for people who use alcohol, crack, and other drugs and reduced the vulnerabilities of STI/AIDS associated with such use. However, it seems that it is necessary to invest and maintain permanent training processes, in addition to epidemiological studies and research demonstrating the results achieved in different contexts.
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