Concepções dos usuários de crack sobre os fatores que influenciam o uso e a dependência

Rocha, Walkiria da Silva; Alves, Estela Rodrigues Paiva; Vieira, Kay Francis Leal; Barbosa, Khívia Kiss da Silva; Leite, Gabriel Augusto; Dias, Maria Djair

doi:10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v11i3p129-135

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“…Thus, the study corroborates the results of a survey that has been carried out with crack users, in João Pessoa-PB, which demonstrates the use of drugs as a way of feeling pleasure, coping with conflicting situations, or even as a way of suppressing the desire to experience (11).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…As the drug consumption becomes a conscious experience, a way of meeting the needs arising from physical, psychic and socio-economic impairments that modify the person's routine (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17) , it can be seen as a reflected care (personal), as shown in the description: When the user becomes interested, it gets easier. When they recognize that they are users, that they need help, you have to talk, you have to dialogue, then it becomes easier (Yellow).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Results:The drug use sometimes provides the consumer with pleasurable feelings, sometimes contributing to the occurrence of biopsychosocial harm and/or new possibilities for relationship with the drug. Conclusions:The drug use is an ambiguous process, which corresponds to the perception of different care profiles in the relationship between the consumer and the drug. It is up to the health professionals to recognize the diverse possibilities of care and to favor the construction of therapeutic projects based on listening and respecting the needs of drug users.

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Ambiguidade do cuidado na vivência do consumidor de drogas

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Araújo

Ribeiro

et al. 2017

Rev. Gaúcha Enferm.

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“…This result corroborates findings from the national research on crack cocaine, which showed that 78.9% of crack cocaine users reported a will to undergo treatment 11 . This can be related to the perception of the health and social hazards associated with crack cocaine use and the fear of harming family relations 30 .…”

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Prevalence of crack cocaine use and its associated factors in patients treated in a specialized outpatient service

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Background Despite the advance in studies addressing the use of crack cocaine, knowledge about the characteristics of users that seek treatment in the different modalities of care for substance use disorders is important to plan the operationalization of these services. Objective To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with the use of crack cocaine in outpatients. Method Cross-sectional study consisting in the analysis of the medical records of outpatients of a chemical dependency clinic located in the south of Brazil from 1999 to 2015. The Fisher’s exact test and the Poisson regression model were used to analyze the data. Results Medical records from 1,253 patients were analyzed, and 1,196 (95.5%) of them contained information on the use of crack cocaine. Use of this substance was reported by 47% (95% CI [44, 50]) of the outpatients. The risk group was composed of adults aged 20-39 years, with no income, who had three or more children, did not consume alcohol or marijuana, had continuous family assistance, spontaneously looked for the service, and had already been hospitalized or assisted at a therapeutic community or psychosocial center. Conclusion There is great demand for the outpatient care of crack cocaine users. It is crucial that the risk factors guide treatment planning.

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“…Combined use of alcohol and crack is a frequent practice in drug abuse scenarios and different functions and effects have been reported regarding this association: as a strategy to reduce paranoia, anxiety and fear, and also as something that “triggers” the outset of use of these substances, that is, it increases the desire to consume them [ 8 – 10 ]. Combined use can also be a strategy to potentiate the effect of crack, as the pharmacodynamic interaction between alcohol and cocaine significantly increases the systemic bioavailability of cocaine, producing higher chemical responses such as intense and long-lasting euphoria [ 8 , 9 , 11 – 13 ].…”

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Association between alcohol and crack: Prevalence, effects, associated factors and experiences of combined use

Valois-Santos

Almeida²,

Jacques

et al. 2021

PLoS ONE

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Objective To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the effect of alcohol on crack cocaine use and to analyze experiences related to combined use. Materials and methods: sequential mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) research, carried out between August 2014 and August 2015 with people who use crack. In the quantitative approach, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,062 participants. Factors associated with “alcohol use with the effect of increasing the effect of crack/crack craving” were estimated by multiple regression. In the qualitative approach, 39 interviews were conducted using Bardin’s content analysis technique. Results 871 (82.0%) participants reported consuming alcohol, among them, 668 (76.7%) used alcohol combined with crack: 219 (32.8%) reported feeling an effect of reduction in paranoia and/or crack craving and 384 (57.5%) reported feeling an increase in the effect of crack and in the craving to consume the drug. This relationship was also observed in the narratives of the people who use crack, with the possibility of a cyclic effect of consumption of the two substances. Those who related alcohol use to the effect of increasing crack craving (384) were more likely to use alcohol before crack (OR: 1.81; 95%CI: 1.13–2.89); to consume more than 20 stones daily (OR: 1.48; 95%CI: 1.01–2.16); to remain in abstinence from crack for less than one month (OR: 3.20; 95%CI: 1.91–5.35); to use dependence treatment services (OR: 1.85; 95%CI: 1.26–2.71); and to commit physical violence (OR:1.67; 95%CI:1.08–2.56). Conclusion The findings of this study indicate that the modulation of the effect of alcohol use on crack cocaine depends on the moment when the drugs are consumed, and the use of alcohol before crack consumption is associated with characteristics that suggest a greater vulnerability to patterns of harmful crack use. Even though combined use is referred to as a way of reducing the negative effects of crack, the damage of this association may be greater than its possible benefits.

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Concepções dos usuários de crack sobre os fatores que influenciam o uso e a dependência

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Ambiguidade do cuidado na vivência do consumidor de drogas

Ambiguidade do cuidado na vivência do consumidor de drogas

Prevalence of crack cocaine use and its associated factors in patients treated in a specialized outpatient service

Association between alcohol and crack: Prevalence, effects, associated factors and experiences of combined use

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