Adolescents, Street, Drugs and Psychoactive Substances: A Study on Risk and Protection

Autor: Juliana Prates Santana, Marcela Raffaelli, Lucas Vezedek, Silvia Helena Koller
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, Vol 37 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-3446
DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e37448
Popis: Abstract The article describes the consumption of psychoactive substances (PSs) by street-involved children and adolescents (SCA) in three Brazilian state capitals and examines adverse life events due to drug involvement. The longitudinal study included 108 SCA (9-18 years old, both sexes), grouped according to the main reason for going to the street: drugs, caregivers, escape, work and freedom. It also discusses the impact of drugs, trafficking and the place that this theme has occupied in public policies, social interventions and the life trajectory of these participants, through a case study. It is intended that these data can support the operation of interventions and the formulation of public policies that guarantee integral protection.
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