The adolescent and the psychoactive drugs: a conceptual approach

The drugs bring pleasure and fascination on the user, and the adolescents have several characteristics that increase the search for this pleasure. We aim at analyzing reflectively the concept related to the problem of use of drugs by adolescents and the relationship between this use and the violence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Moraes, Leila Memória Paiva, Braga, Violante Augusta Batista
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Rev Rene (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/5703
Acceso en línea:http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5703
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Substance-related disorders
violence
adolescent.
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Sumario:The drugs bring pleasure and fascination on the user, and the adolescents have several characteristics that increase the search for this pleasure. We aim at analyzing reflectively the concept related to the problem of use of drugs by adolescents and the relationship between this use and the violence and pleasure. Study conducted from analysis and discussion of some concepts related to the use of drugs by adolescents presented in the national literature. We found out specific concepts that are indispensable to educational everyday life and to the assistance of drug addicts, contributing to the development of professionals in the area.