Motivations and repercussions regarding crack consumption: the collective discourse of users of a Psychosocial Care Center

Milca Ramaiane da Silva Carvalho,Janaina Raquel de Souza Silva,Nadirlene Pereira Gomes,Magna Santos Andrade,Jeane Freitas de Oliveira,Márcia Rebeca Rocha de Souza

doi:10.1590/2177-9465-ean-2016-0178

Milca Ramaiane da Silva Carvalho, Janaina Raquel de Souza Silva + Show 4 more

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Abstract Aim: To identify the motivations and repercussions related to crack consumption by people attending a Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas (CAPS AD) (Psychosocial Care Center Alcohol and Drugs) in Bahia. Method: This is a qualitative study developed with eight crack users attending a CAPS AD in a city of Bahia. Interviews, whose content was organized by the technique of the Collective Subject Discourse, were conducted in October and November 2013. Results: The study reveals that the curiosity and the desire to belong to peer groups are events that motivate crack experimentation, and its consumption triggers aggressive and paranoid behavior, depression, financial losses and family and friends abandonment. Conclusion: Given the consequences to social relations and health, actions to prevent the use and consumption of crack are necessary, particularly in order to intervene on the motivations that prompt the first use and relapse.

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Crack consumption remains high, despite the fact that the World Drug Report demonstrates an overall downward trend for the consumption of cocaine, which is the base substance of this drug
The study reveals that the curiosity and the desire to belong to peer groups are events that motivate crack experimentation, and its consumption triggers aggressive and paranoid behavior, depression, financial losses and family and friends abandonment
The beginning of crack use was associated with the desire to belong to peer groups, through the influence of friends

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Despite the fact that the World Drug Report demonstrates an overall downward trend for the consumption of cocaine, which is the base substance of this drug. Brazil is considered the largest crack market in the context of South America, with more than 900,000 users in the year 2010,3 which is equivalent to about 1% of the Brazilian population.[1] Regarding the number of users, there is a consumption increase forecast in the country over the years. This trend could be demonstrated when comparing 2005 data, when it estimated a quantity of 370,000 dependent users of the drug.[4]

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