Prevention of Illicit Drug use from the Users' Perspective.

Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura, Bruna Sordi Carrara, Iracema Da Silva Frazão, Samira Janis Eugênio, Stefany Guimarães de Ávila Domingos, Paulo Sergio Ferreira

Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.) 2023 Apr-Jun

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This research described the perspective of illicit drug users regarding illicit drug use prevention initiatives. The study used a convergent parallel mixed methods design, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. In the quantitative component of the study, 111 subjects from a psychosocial care centre (CAPS-AD). The qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 11 subjects who were selected from among the participants and who declared themselves to be personally affected as being or having been illicit drugs users. From the perspective of drug users, the results pointed out different prevention initiatives and the institutions that should be responsible for them. For preventive actions to be successful, they must be intersectoral and involve government, community and families. Copyright © 2021 Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura, Bruna Sordi Carrara, Iracema Da Silva Frazão, Samira Janis Eugênio, Stefany Guimarães de Ávila Domingos, Paulo Sergio Ferreira. Prevention of Illicit Drug use from the Users' Perspective. Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria (English ed.). 2023 Apr-Jun;52(2):93-100