Adolescence and abuse of psychoactive substances

an approach in the context of social isolation

  • Bárbara Ingryd Ferreiras Santos Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)
  • Samuel de Sá Barreto Lima Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)
  • Marcos Ryan Barbosa Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)
  • Thalles Aguiar Nobre Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)
  • Iri Sandro Pampolha Lima Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)
Keywords: Youth, Abuse, Drugs, Alcohol

Abstract

This experience report describes the methodologies carried out and the results obtained during the activities of the “Drugs and alcohol: the impacts of psychoactive substance abuse on adolescence” project. Drug use represents a serious public health problem, with an increase in the consumption of alcohol and other drugs reported during social isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak. In view of our objective of addressing the aspects that may have a relevant influence on the incidence of drug use by adolescents, integrating the community and the family in this identification and planning process, we work in two elementary and high schools in the Cariri region. Our activities were based on three moments of explanation of the theme and debate with the participating students, all carried out by the Google meet platform. During and after this work, the importance of the topic and its discussion was notorious, since there is still a great stigma surrounding it.

Author Biographies

Bárbara Ingryd Ferreiras Santos, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)

Graduanda do curso de Medicina na UFCA

Samuel de Sá Barreto Lima, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)

Graduando do curso de Medicina na UFCA

Marcos Ryan Barbosa Rodrigues, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)

Graduando do curso de Medicina na UFCA

Thalles Aguiar Nobre, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)

Graduando do curso de Medicina na UFCA

Iri Sandro Pampolha Lima, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)

Doutor em Farmacologia, professor adjunto IV do curso de Medicina e do programa Multicêntrico de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica Molecular na Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA)

Published
2021-07-30
How to Cite
SANTOS, B. I. F.; LIMA, S. DE S. B.; RODRIGUES, M. R. B.; NOBRE, T. A.; LIMA, I. S. P. Adolescence and abuse of psychoactive substances: an approach in the context of social isolation. EntreAções: dialogues in extension, v. 2, n. 1, p. 55-66, 30 Jul. 2021.
Issue
Vol 2 No 1 (2021): EntreAções: dialogues in extension
Section
Extension Reports - Itinerant UFCA

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