Educational intervention using the life activity of breathing with adolescents

Alcohol and drugs in adolescence: work process in health in school program

“…In adolescent health, in treatment of drug and alcohol, nursing should conduct an analysis, seeking to act in the prevention, control and treatment, directing attention also to the family and the community 5 . Therefore, it is understood that Health Education makes it possible to reach these goals, since it is a strategy that awakens the empowerment of the user through educational actions, providing for the adolescent a reflexive process that can intervene in health indicators, avoiding greater consequence of damage, then covering the other members who are close to this public 3 .…”

“…This is achieved by the numerous situations imposed on the teenager, permeating in doubt about what future to follow. The hormonal shock, the end of the infant stage and the transition to adulthood 2,3 . Faced with this, the adolescent becomes vulner-able to various "temptations" proposed by the society, which highlights the use of alcohol and drugs, these events exposed by the characteristics of this phase, generate a concern of public bodies 3 .…”

“…The hormonal shock, the end of the infant stage and the transition to adulthood 2,3 . Faced with this, the adolescent becomes vulner-able to various "temptations" proposed by the society, which highlights the use of alcohol and drugs, these events exposed by the characteristics of this phase, generate a concern of public bodies 3 . The literature stands out that adolescents are among the main public who consume this type of substance, such as Quental et al 4 research shows, that among schoolchildren, 65% report using alcohol abusively, becoming a addiction.…”

“…So that the program objectives are achieved, different strategies are used, among them health education, being a unique opportunity for the work of nurses 3 . The nurse, faced with this scenario, has the ability to integrate into the school, adding knowledge for Health and Education Promotion, before discourses that lead to critical reflection, integrating experiences and learning of all involved.…”

“…The nurse, faced with this scenario, has the ability to integrate into the school, adding knowledge for Health and Education Promotion, before discourses that lead to critical reflection, integrating experiences and learning of all involved. All this interaction between education and health can positively influence students to become questioners about the risks to which they are exposed in all spheres of society, generating the possibility of achieving together a better quality of life and healthy adolescence 3 . Faced with the discussion about the topic, was questioned: How has been the nurse's action and intervention in relation to the use of alcohol and drugs by adolescents?…”