Consequences of psychoactive substance use: a comparative study of two services in Brazil and Portugal

Boska, Gabriella de Andrade; Seabra, Paulo; Oliveira, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de; Fernandes, Ivan Filipe de Almeida Lopes; Claro, Heloísa Garcia; Sequeira, Rui

doi:10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2021-0138

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“…Psychoactive substance use has become a major public health and socioeconomic problem worldwide (7). It results in physical, social, and mental health disorders (8,9). Different studies indicated that psychoactive substance users are at risk to develop cancer, heart diseases, and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and antisocial personality disorder (10)(11)(12)(13).…”

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Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

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BackgroundPsychoactive substance use becomes a major public health and socioeconomic problem worldwide. Despite its burden and consequences, there is no community-based study conducted on psychoactive substance use and associated factors in eastern Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude and determinants of current alcohol, tobacco, and khat among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 955 adults living in Harari regional state. Participants were randomly recruited using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected by interviewer-administered structured and semi-structured questionnaires. Data were entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and exported to Stata version 14.0 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association between the outcome and independent variables, and the statistical significance was declared at a p < 0.5.ResultsOf 955 eligible participants, 95.29% participated in the study. The overall prevalence of current alcohol use, tobacco use, and khat use in this study was 8.24, 14.5, and 63.30%, respectively. The availability of alcohol, being unemployed, and being a current khat user were significantly associated with current alcohol use. Being male, having a low level of education, having peer pressure, having a common mental disorder, being a current alcohol user, and being a khat user were identified as significant predictors for current tobacco use. The age between 31 and 40 years, being a Muslim religion follower, being a farmer, being a current tobacco user, and availability of khat were significantly associated with current khat use.Conclusion and recommendationsThe prevalence of psychoactive substance use in the study area was relatively high compared with that of previous studies. By considering these determinants, screening, early identification, and developing appropriate intervention strategies to prevent and tackle current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use in the community should be of great concern.

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Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

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“…Várias drogas são encontradas em nossa sociedade de forma ilegal, por isso denominada ilícitas, cocaína, crack, heroína, dentre outras 11 . Há correlação de doenças, desempregos, crimes e mortes, contudo, é imensurável os danos, custos emocionais e sociais da dependência química para o indivíduo e sociedade 10 .…”

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Incidence of suicidal desire and associated factors among illicit drug users Integrative literature review

Silva,

Campos

2024

Rev. Med. (São Paulo)

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Objective: The study aimed to conduct an integrative literature review on the incidence of suicidal desire in illicit drug users and the main associated factors, noting that there is a scarcity of studies that specifically address this public, being of paramount importance for public health. Methods: Research carried out on the proposed theme, in an orderly and comprehensive way, an integrative and exploratory study, carried out from a bibliographic survey in the Medline, Lilacs and Scielo databases. The following keywords were described according to the DeCS: Suicidal desire / Suicidal desire / Suicidal desire, risk factors/risk factors/risk factors, Drug Users/Drug Users/Drug Users. Results: Data were found that suggest a strong association of suicidal ideation in illicit drug users, even if they were in treatment, the most reported substances were heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine and hallucinogens, the associated factors were childhood abuse, initiation drug, depression among others. Conclusion: Empathy in the medical services provided can provide the individual with an unconstrained exposure of their real condition. Drug users naturally tend to isolate themselves, and not seek help, this accentuates the chances of suicide in this population.

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“…In Brazil, the legitimation and institutionalization of these practices in health care began in the 1980s, after the creation of the SUS. Among the integrative practices, the techniques included within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) stand out, such as: acupuncture, herbal medicine and shiatsu [6], which are considered effective therapies for anxiety control and with better cost-benefit compared to to the side effects caused by benzodiazepines [7].…”

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Anxiolytic effects of Auriculotherapy in Young People and Adults

Supino¹,

Ramos²,

Almeida³

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JCRP

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Anxiety is a psychiatric disorder that can be disabling, causing suffering. As it has a high prevalence among Brazilians, intensified by COVID-19 pandemic, safe management of its signs and symptoms should be explored, such as integrative practices. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a single session of auriculotherapy in the management of anxiety in young people and adults with levels of anxiety classified as moderate to high. The volunteers were randomized into 2 groups: in the Real Auriculotherapy Group, an auriculotherapy session was performed using points to control anxiety, and the Placebo Auriculotherapy Group, which received points without therapeutic values for anxiety (lumbar spine line). Anxiety levels were classified using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), which were collected at the initial (before the session) and late (after 4 days) moments of the study. The volunteers also had their energy measured by the Ryodoraku method at the beginning, final (after the session) and late of the study. Both real and placebo therapy were able to reduce VAS and STAI anxiety scores comparing early and late times. All volunteers started the study with an average of general energy in deficiency, which still had a reduction in the final and late moments. The Ryodoraku measures showed a regulation of energy especially in the meridians related to the therapy chosen for each group, and in the Real Group the meridian in question was the Small Intestine, and in the Placebo was the Bladder meridian (related to the points on the lumbar line). The present study demonstrated that a single session of auriculotherapy was able to reduce anxiety in young and adult volunteers in both groups, and there was a change in the energy profile in the real and placebo groups.

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Consequences of psychoactive substance use: a comparative study of two services in Brazil and Portugal

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References 14 publications

Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

Incidence of suicidal desire and associated factors among illicit drug users Integrative literature review

Anxiolytic effects of Auriculotherapy in Young People and Adults

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