Health Behaviours Among Users of Drugs: in a Brazilian Sample

Pillon, Sandra Cristina; Domingos, Josélia Benedita Carneiro; Pegoraro, Natália Priolli Jora; Almeida, Maria Fernanda Rosa de; Moreira, Denis da Silva; Rassool, G. Hussein; Santos, Manoel Antônio dos

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“…These results corroborate the evidence available in the international literature stating that sociodemographic factors such as age, income, gender, and/or working conditions tend to influence people's lifestyle (16,17). Although, students know the importance of a "healthy lifestyle," the adoption of these behaviors represents a challenge in higher education as students are not always encouraged or have the conditions to promote self-care (3).…”

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“…Moreover, the lasting behavior of an unhealthy lifestyle may endure in future generations (18). Studies looking at lifestyle among college students have seen a slight increase in recent decades (16,17). However, strategies to analyze the numerous behaviors that cause health risks using standardized tools are still limited, which inhibits the potential for discussion and generalization of the results.…”

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“…Gender is one of the most important factors associated with health risk behaviors (19). Evidence suggests that women practice less physical activity than men (16,17), which may be linked to the overload of other daily activities, resulting from the double workday and excessive personal attributions.…”

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Tobacco and alcohol consumption and health behaviors among nursing students

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Objetive: To evaluate the association between attitudes, health behaviors, and the use of tobacco and alcohol among nursing students. Materials and method: Exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted with 182 undergraduate nursing students in the countryside of São Paulo, Brazil. Sociodemographic Information Form, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – C(AUDIT-C), Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), Attitudes and Health Behaviors Questionnaire (AHBQ), and Patient Health Questionnaire – 2 (PHQ-2) were applied. Results: More than half of the students showed appropriate health behaviors and positive attitudes. Approximately 50% of the participants had consumed alcoholic beverages in the last month. Experimental use of illicit drugs and smoking were also observed. In addition, students who reported excessive alcohol use presented a deficit in self-care. Conclusion: The precariousness in health attitudes and behaviors identified in this study was associated with various patterns of psychoactive substance use. Thus, the results indicate the need for interventions aimed at promoting well-being and a healthy lifestyle in the university environment.

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“…Despite seemingly low prevalence rates, Brazil is the second largest consumer of cocaine in the world (CICAD). Nearly 4% of the adult Brazilian population experiments with cocaine at some point in their lives, and of those nearly half (48%) become dependent on the substance ( Pillon et al, 2017 ). Substance use is particularly popular among young adults and those attending university ( Andrade et al, 2010 ).…”

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Distance from a cultural model of substance use risk, internalization, and self-stigma in urban Brazil

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IntroductionA cognitive theory of culture as socially distributed cultural models has proven useful in research. Cultural models exist in two forms: the model shared by individuals in a social group, and individual versions of that model modified by personal experience. In previous research we documented a shared cultural model of substance use risk among a general population sample in urban Brazil. Here we examine how this model is distributed among persons under treatment for substance use/misuse and the implications for perceived and self-stigma.MethodsA convenience sample of 133 persons under treatment rated the influence of risk factors for substance use/misuse. The configuration of those ratings and the cultural distance of persons under treatment from the general population model were calculated. Degree of stigma perceived in the wider society and degree of self-stigma were also assessed.ResultsPersons under treatment aggregate risk factors to a greater extent than the general population. Using a cultural distance metric, the more distant persons under treatment are from the general population model, the lower their self-stigma regarding substance use.DiscussionSome individuals under treatment separate their understanding of substance use/misuse from shared perspectives in the wider society, which in turn reduces self-stigma. These findings add an additional perspective on the relationship of culture and the individual.

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“…Já cansados deste "ideal", desejam ao menos um comportamento de menor risco e uma diminuição do sofrimento no lar. O comportamento de risco dos usuários de crack está relacionado a elevados índices de morbidade, considerando o estilo de vida, desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas e morte prematura(CHAVES, 2011).Estudos mostram que os motivos pelos quais a família buscou a internação compulsória para seu ente foram ajudar o dependente a tratar-se e a cuidar de sua saúde e a maioria dos usuários dos serviços de saúde mental eram homens, jovens e solteiros(PILLON et al, 2017;PROCHASKA;SPRING;NIGG, 2008). Estas características apontam a importância do cuidado que geralmente é prestado por mulheres: mães, tias, irmãs, avós dos usuários.…”

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Internações compulsórias por processos judiciais para usuários de um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial - álcool e drogas

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O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar as características sociodemográficos e clínicas de 218 usuários de substâncias psicoativas, em um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial para Álcool e Drogas (CAPS-ad), de Ribeirão Preto, que chegaram por mandado judicial para avaliação médica e internação compulsória. Trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo, baseado em dados secundários do tipo transversal da abordagem quantitativa. O período avaliado se deu entre os anos de 2008 e 2019. Foram avaliadas as informações sociodemográficas, tipos de internações, diagnósticos, tipos de substâncias psicoativas usadas, requerentes no processo judicial e motivações para a abertura do processo judicial. Os resultados demonstraram que os usuários encaminhados por demanda judicial se caracterizam por serem adultos, com média de idade de 30,5 anos, variando entre 15 e 69 anos, do sexo masculino 182 (83,5%), raça/ etnia branca 146 (67,0%), viviam sem um companheiro 177 (81,2%), possuíam baixo nível de escolaridade 146 (66,1%), desempregados 140 (64,2%) e eram residentes de Ribeirão Preto 215 (98,6%). Quanto aos tipos de internações: 126 (58%) foram Internações Compulsórias, 66 (30,3%) internações voluntárias em Comunidades Terapêuticas, 69 (31,7%) internações voluntárias em hospital e 36 (16,6%) internações involuntárias. Considerando que o estudo se deu a partir da análise dos prontuários ao longo de um período de tempo, o mesmo paciente pode ter tido mais de uma internação em qualquer uma das modalidades. Em relação aos tipos de substâncias psicoativas as mais usadas foram: crack 104 (48,4%), cocaína 59 (27,4%), álcool 33 (15,3%) e a maconha 19 (8,8%). Um pouco mais da metade, 113 (54,6%) dos usuários, possuía outro transtorno mental associado ao uso de substâncias, dentre eles, a Esquizofrenia 40 (18,1%) e o Transtorno de Personalidade 25 (11,5%) foram os mais prevalecentes, seguidos de Outros Transtornos Psicóticos 20 (9,2%) e Transtorno Afetivo Bipolar 18 (8,3%). Não apresentaram outro transtorno mental associado ao uso de substâncias 99 (45,4%). O estudo aponta principalmente a dificuldade das famílias dos usuários de álcool ou de outras drogas para lidar com situações de conflito, bem como a necessidade de políticas públicas de saúde que entendam a realidade na qual esses indivíduos estão inseridos.Palavras-chave: Dependência Química. Saúde Mental. Internação involuntária.

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Health Behaviours Among Users of Drugs: in a Brazilian Sample

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Tobacco and alcohol consumption and health behaviors among nursing students

Tobacco and alcohol consumption and health behaviors among nursing students

Distance from a cultural model of substance use risk, internalization, and self-stigma in urban Brazil

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