RODOVALHO, H. O. P.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3877400913388793; RODOVALHO, Hannah Olga Pereira.
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.
