General Beliefs About Illicit Drug Use and Stigma: Perspective of People Who Use Illicit Drugs.

Autor: Ventura CAA; University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. caaventu@eerp.usp.br., Carrara BS; University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil., Fernandes RHH; University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil., Bobbili SJ; WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center for Addiction & Mental Health Institute for Mental Health Policy Research Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada., Eugênio SJ; University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil., de Ávila Domingos SG; University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil., Ferreira PS; University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Community mental health journal [Community Ment Health J] 2022 Oct; Vol. 58 (7), pp. 1346-1353. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 19.
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-00944-8
Abstrakt: People who use illicit drugs are continuously subjected to harsh stigmatization from society. This study explores the perspectives of people who use illicit drugs, specifically their general beliefs about illicit drug use and related stigma. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. The participants were recruited in a Psychosocial Care Centre (CAPSad) of a municipality in the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Findings revealed that illicit drug use can cause individual, family, professional and social difficulties, including problems with the law. The participants indicated they felt victimized by illicit drugs and their use, but also shared prejudicial and discriminatory views, highlighting self-stigmatizing perspectives. There is a need to develop intervention studies with a psychosocial approach on the use of illicit drugs, valuing the person's participation in the treatment, covering biomedical approaches, having in mind the social impact of illicit drugs and their use.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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