Territórios psicotrópicos na região central da cidade de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

Abstract

This article is the result of research based on the human and social sciences aiming to understand the everyday life of crack users in the center of Porto Alegre city. Participant observations and informal interviews were conducted to characterize users, the forms and effects of drug use, the disease and health process in their daily life and their survival strategies. The daily life of the place studied is connected to the history of degradation of the city's central area, currently marked by attempts to control and arrange the urban space. Most users were males, lived on the streets, had transmitted diseases and a compulsive pattern of crack use linked to the economic and social precariousness of their lives, although crack users have been observed who are capable of controlling their relationship with the drug, employing strategies of self-control and survival.

Homeless persons and villages: drugs, social marginalization, and territory of care

“…As a result, health teams, especially those in primary care, find it difficult to develop their work proposals because they are unable to concentrate enough people for the intended actions. Furthermore, among the survival strategies used by the observed subjects, there was no direct relationship between using crack and being the protagonist of violent acts, an association of common sense seen in society (19) .…”

“…This demonstrates relationships beyond chemical dependence, seeking to broaden the understanding of the topic. Thus, it is necessary to visualize the social, contextual and individual variables and not only substance use (19) .…”

O Consultório na Rua e a atenção básica à população em situação de rua

“…Muitas PSRs frequentam tais locais e pode ocorrer também de seus locais escolhidos para dormitório serem tomados por estas dinâmicas. Ainda, pode acontecer de serem eles mesmos os formadores de tais espaços, seja para o uso de substâncias ou para o comércio como forma de subsistência, como verificado em Porto Alegre, na área ao redor de um albergue e de outros equipamentos voltados às PSRs (Raupp, et al, 2015).…”