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Crack users: developing strategies to face the risks of the consumption
Usuários de crack: desenvolvendo estratégias para enfrentar os riscos do uso
Usuarios de crack: desenvolviendo estrategias para enfrentar los riesgos de su uso
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Abstract Objective: to know the developed strategies by crack users to deal with arising risks of drug consumption. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. Data collection occurred in 2011, in a downtown city of Rio Grande do Sul, with five users of crack who made use of the drug for at least... view more
Objective: to know the developed strategies by crack users to deal with arising risks of drug consumption. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. Data collection occurred in 2011, in a downtown city of Rio Grande do Sul, with five users of crack who made use of the drug for at least one year. Data was recollected through semi structured interview with the aid of a recorder. Results: the main risks pointed to crack users are psychological and physical. To reduce the risks, they mentioned the individual use, keep the self-care, condom use, marijuana after crack use, the control of quantity of drug used and pipe care. Conclusion: the most part of users knows the risks that come with the drug consumption, but not everyone adopts strategies of harm reduction.... view less
Keywords
drug; drug use; risk; fringe group; minimization; damage to one's health; strategy; health behavior
Classification
Medical Sociology
Social Problems
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 2393-2404
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i2.2393-2404
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed