Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is known that family history of drug use is considered an important risk factor for drug use. However, studies that depict the intergenerational trajectory of drug use, especially with crack cocaine users, are still need. OBJECTIVE: to analyze the use of drugs among the generations of crack cocaine users. METHODS: It is a descriptive and qualitative study that was conducted from May to June of 2014, with 10 users, through interviews and genograms. RESULTS: It was evidenced that the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana is a reality since the generation of grandparents, highlighting the consumption of alcohol by woman with a progressive increase on the following generations. Cocaine, crack cocaine, and other drugs emerge from the generation of parents. On the horizontal line, drug use is a common practice among brothers. Family ties vary among “close”, “hostile” and “broken” between father and mother; “close” with mothers, and “broken” or “distant” with fathers. The present drug use across all the generations reaffirms historical trends as a social practice described in different cultures for decades. CONCLUSION: Crack cocaine, as a new product, inexpensive and easy to purchase, comes changing the pattern of consumption. The differentiated approach to drug users, with emphasis on intergenerational context is the main contribution of this study to the advancement of scientific knowledge in this area.
Highlights
Drugs have been addressed by various points of view and in different contexts, ranging from user to combat actions by the public and social spheres
Drug use is a common practice among brothers
The differentiated approach to drug users, with emphasis on intergenerational context is the main contribution of this study to the advancement of scientific knowledge in this area
Summary
Drugs have been addressed by various points of view and in different contexts, ranging from user to combat actions by the public and social spheres They search for the link between the beginning, the standard and the consequences of consumption. Against the magnitude of this problem, the family is seen as the primary socializing institution of the individual, since it is through blood ties that traditions, teachings, values, beliefs and morals that can contribute to the formation of protective mechanisms are carried on These elements may impose limits, respect, and provide feelings of belonging, considered essential for the development of the individual [7], or contribute as a risk factor for experimentation and drug abuse, when that consumer is already a intergenerational reality, as well as the presence of conflict, criminalities and family violence [8,9]. Studies that depict the intergenerational trajectory of drug use, especially with crack users, are still need
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