Crack consumption

characteristics of users undergoing treatment at a Psychosocial Alcohol-Drug Attention Center

Authors

  • Eliany Nazaré Oliveira Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú
  • Anny Caroline dos Santos Olímpio Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sobral
  • João Breno Cavalcante Costa Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Sobral
  • Roberta Magda Martins Moreira Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú
  • Lycélia da Silva Oliveira Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú
  • Rita Wigna de Souza Silva Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.152138

Keywords:

Drug Users, Mental Health Services, Cocaine, Drug, Psychosocial Support Systems

Abstract

Objective: to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of crack users attended at the Center for Psychosocial Care for Alcohol and Other Drugs (Caps AD) of a municipality in the northwestern mesoregion in the State of Ceará. Method: this is an exploratory-descriptive, documental and retrospective study of a quantitative approach, carried out in Caps AD, in 2014, using a form developed based on the Caps AD Reception Roadmap. Results: the study found the majority of crack users were men, with an average age of 25 years, singles and had not finished elementary school. Conclusion: the present study contributes for the health professional to know the profile, reality and challenges to be faced for this population, in which these results are based on strategies for disease prevention, health promotion and interventions based on Harm Reduction Strategies.

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Published

2019-11-11

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2019)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Oliveira, E. N., Olímpio, A. C. dos S., Moreira, R. M. M., Oliveira, L. da S., & Silva, R. W. de S. (2019). Crack consumption: characteristics of users undergoing treatment at a Psychosocial Alcohol-Drug Attention Center (J. B. C. Costa , Trans.). SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 15(4), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.152138