Fear and Drug Addiction as Consequences of Crack Use by Homeless
Journal Title: Fronteiras: Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
The crack use has been common by homeless people in Brazil, which increases their vulnerability. Aimed to identify the sensations and feelings that crack users living on the streets have when using drugs. It is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, having as subject the study of homeless people treated in one therapeutic community. The focus group was used as a method of data collection, which were subjected to thematic content analysis, according Bardin. Four focus groups were organized with 6-7 participants for group, a total of 26 participants. It was learned that during the consumption of crack, users have a sense of fear or panic, which lasts during the drugs wears. This feeling leads them to use other drugs in order to minimize or counteract this effect. It is intended by the results to start a discussion of psychological distress, norms and behaviors of this population.
Authors and Affiliations
Lila Spadoni| Doutora pela Universidade Paris, professora titular do Centro Universitário de Anápolis, professora assistente da PUC-GO, Sandra Brunini| Doutora pela UFG, professora titular da Faculdade de Enfermagem da UFG, Cilas Machado Junior| Acadêmico de Medicina do Centro Universitário de Anápolis, Jonatan Martins Souza| Acadêmico de enfermagem da UFG, Carol Gonçalves| Acadêmico de Medicina do Centro Universitário de Anápolis, Jéssica Carvalho| Acadêmico de Medicina do Centro Universitário de Anápolis, Conjeto Silva Neto| Acadêmico de Medicina do Centro Universitário de Anápolis
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- EP ID EP15405
- DOI 10.21664/2238-8869.2014v3i2.p260-271
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