CHARACTERIZATION OF USERS OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AT THE CLINIC FOR ADDICTIVE DISORDER WITH EMPHASIS ON CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE

• Autor(a) principal: Mascarenhas, Marcello Avila
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/572
• topic: Dados demográficos; Fatores socioeconômicos; Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias; Perfil Epidemiológico; Drogas Ilícitas; BVS

The objective of the present study was to outline the profile of psychoactive substanceusers treated at a clinic for chemical dependence. This is a transversal observational study developedwith users of psychoactive substances treated at the Clinic for Addictive Disorder with Emphasis onChemical Dependence of the Brazilian Red Cross, State of Rio Grande do Sul branch, from 2005 to2010. Data collection was developed through the analysis of the patients’ records (n=1,469), based onsurveys on demographic, socio-economic and drug use data. Frequency, average, standard deviationand χ2 test were used in the statistical analysis, with a significance level of p<0.05. The predominantprofile of psychoactive substance users was: young, in the age range between 21 and 30 years, malegender, single, Caucasian, low school and socioeconomic levels, as well as unemployed. Amongthe licit drugs, the main one was tobacco (86.0%); and for illicit drugs, the main one was crack(83.3%). The use of tobacco, marijuana and inhaled drugs has shown to be significantly related toyounger people. The results contribute for the development of intervention programs approachinga multidisciplinary articulation, as an offensive against the problem of drugs misuse.