Therapeutic help to individuals using and abusing of psychoactive substances
Objective: to describe the search for the therapeutic help of individuals using and abusing of psychoactive substances. Methods: it is a cross-sectional epidemiology study of individuals from the central-western region of Brazil, with a history of abusive use of psychoactive substances. Face-to-face...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Repository: | Rev Rene (Online) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufc:article/19259 |
| Online Access: | http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/19259 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Substance-Related Disorders Nursing Patient Readmission. |
| Summary: | Objective: to describe the search for the therapeutic help of individuals using and abusing of psychoactive substances. Methods: it is a cross-sectional epidemiology study of individuals from the central-western region of Brazil, with a history of abusive use of psychoactive substances. Face-to-face interviews were conducted at the research sites in a private setting. The data were analyzed by statistical analysis. Results: there were 266 individuals interviewed, 85.3% were male and with an age of onset of use ≥18 years old. Most interviewees reported seeking help in rehabilitation clinics. Prayer was the most frequent intervention, and the professional with the greatest influence was the pharmacist.Conclusion: men were prevalent among those who sought help, and crack was the drug in use reported by most of them. |
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