Perfil socioeconômico e demográfico em uma comunidade vulnerável ao uso de drogas de abuso

Abstract

OBJETIVO: Estabelecer o perfil socioeconômico e demográfico de moradores de uma comunidade com indicadores elevados de violência relacionados às drogas. MÉTODOS: Pesquisa transversal, descritiva, utilizando questionário estruturado, aplicado a 358 moradores de uma comunidade com elevados índice de violência relacionados a drogas de abuso. RESULTADOS: Os entrevistados possuíam idade média de 44,1 anos, a maioria mulheres (68,2%), de raça/cor branca (57,5%) e 36,3% estudaram durante nove a 11 anos. A renda familiar média per capita correspondeu a 534 reais. Apenas cinco (1,4%) entrevistados referiram desconhecer o uso de drogas na comunidade. O uso de drogas na família foi referido por 19,8% dos entrevistados, sendo que 2,5% usavam crack. Duzentos e noventa (81,0%) conheciam outros moradores usuários de drogas. CONCLUSÃO: Observou-se uma percepção elevada da presença de drogas; e a expansão do uso de drogas e inclusão do crack no âmbito familiar.

Fatores associados ao uso de álcool e drogas por mulheres gestantes

“…In addition to the unfavorable socioeconomic situation, low schooling, unemployment and underemployment contribute to inadequate housing conditions (16) , which directly influence the health condition of the population. The social and geographical context exerts important variations in health levels, because the characteristics of the environment and the people who live in it influence the processes of illness and death.…”

Social Risk for The Family of Drug Users Hospitalized Due to Physical Injury / Risco Social de Familias de Usuários de Drogas Internados por Trauma Físico

“…The strong association between family history of drug use and drug abuse in adolescence and adulthood, with an intergenerational pattern of aggravation and inclusion of other types of drugs within the family, can provide for the expansion of harmful drug use in the family. 11,19 The use of alcohol by one family member can stimulate the other and the greater the number of alcoholics in the household, the greater the risk of negative impacts on the family.…”

“…Nevertheless, it is known that drug use does not occur in a socially uniform way and is present mainly in communities and families with high social vulnerability. 11 The field of study on families in social vulnerability has been widely explored in sociological research and behavioral, considered vulnerable families whose individuals that make up deficits in their personal resources and living conditions -either social or environmental -and the care for their members may be impaired. [12][13] The strong association between the presence of family history and a culture of expansion of the use of drugs of abuse in the family, with an intergenerational pattern of worsening living conditions, has led to the influence of the social context on the prevalence levels of drug use, using Indirect social indicators such as family income, educational level and place of residence.…”

“…Living in an "addictive environment" negatively affects the offspring and it is estimated that for every abusive drug user, five or six people in the family are affected, having a considerable weight in the genesis of violence in the family environment, in work accidents, illness, and death. 11 Given this context of social risks, the present study aimed to classify the familiar social risk of long-term drug users and hospitalized due to physical trauma, which were investigated as sentinel events.…”

Fatores Demográficos E Socioeconômicos Associados Ao Consumo De Crack

“…Apesar do uso de drogas atingir homens e mulheres de distintos grupos raciais, sociais, etários e com diferentes níveis de escolaridade, sabe-se que alguns fatores socioeconômicos e demográficos podem influenciar no consumo 1 . Os dados referentes ao consumo do crack no Brasil destacam um aumento nos últimos anos.…”