Perfil epidemiológico dos usuários do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial de Álcool e Outras Drogas - CAPS - AD - em Cajazeiras - PB.

Abstract

Mental health policy regarding alcohol and drug abuse is recent, therefore health services lack detailed information about the population served and the most appropriate care alternatives in an interdisciplinary perspective. This research look for understand the population that is covered by a Center for Psychosocial Care in the modality that meets the needs owing the use of crack, alcohol and other drugs, with the general objective of determining the epidemiological profile of the users of this service. The study used the methodology of Descriptive Epidemiology, with a cross-sectional design, based on documentary research of medical records of the users served by the service. We analyzed 404 medical records out of a total of 714. The majority of users (87%) were male, single (61.63%), with low educational level (72.28%), from Cajazeiras (75.25%), city resident (67.33%), the average age was 35 years. Among the drugs that cause addiction, alcohol is cited by 75.78% of users followed by crack (31.98%). Insomnia is the most reported symptom (32.42%). The majority of patients go through multiprofessional reception and monitoring (55.69%). It is known that chemical dependence involves several protective or risk factors that act in a particular way in each individual, likewise, it is a condition that leads to the illness of a young and potential population of our society. It is necessary to debate the motives and effects of drug addiction in the lives of its users, so as to have a significant impact on the health of these people. Suggestions were made about the need for sectorized spaces for women and the offer of collective activities at non-commercial hours to assist workers and students, as well as the description of the clinical diagnosis in the medical records. Additional studies, with other methodologies, are important to deepen knowledge about chemical dependency and its aspects.