Profile and consumption or users and psychoactive drug substances and treatment
International Journal of Development Research
Profile and consumption or users and psychoactive drug substances and treatment
Received 10th October, 2019; Received in revised form 16th November, 2019; Accepted 03rd December, 2019; Published online 31st January, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Gilmar Antoniassi Junior et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present study Aimed to analyze the consumption profile of psychoactive substances by drug users undergoing treatment in the clinic rehabilitation in a medium-sized city in the state of Minas Gerais, pointing out the types of psychoactive substances most consumed correlated to possible risk factors such as age and the number of types of psychoactive substances consumed with the user's length of stay. Dealing with the quantitative analytical study of an observational cross-sectional type, through an intervention research, in Which the workshop group was used, 61 men participated in Which, Who Were undergoing treatment due to the damage Caused by drug use. in the Chemical Dependency Clinic with 100 interns. Research shows That the greater the variety of psychoactive substances consumed, the lower the age of the addict. The use of psychoactive drugs by young people is Mainly associated with parties, so the use Reasons for this are related to context. Therefore, programs to reduce drug use among young people are essential, in addition to support more incisive psychological in this age group.
