Survey on the use of psychotropic drugs by twelve military police units in the municipalities of Goiânia and Aparecida de Goiânia, state of Goiás, Brazil

Abstract

The high prevalence rate of psychotropic drug use found amoung military police officers in two cities of the state of Goiás in Brazil can be considered an important factor with potential influence on job activities.

Psychoactive substances and sexually transmitted infections among military police officers from central-western, Brazil

“…The use of illicit psychoactive substances found in this study, although lower than those observed in the military police in the region and the overall population aging 15-64 years (COSTA et al, 2010;BRASIL, 2011), is observed within the corporations and should be managed to improve the quality of life and work of military police officers. The use of psychoactive substances is investigated in the military police of Goiás state when the officers enter the corporation.…”

“…By applying the ASSIST, we identified the risk groups that may require intervention measures, we found that approximately 50% of the servers that used illicit psychoactive substances needed a brief intervention, which reinforces the necessity of a periodic investigation and more detailed analysis on the use of psychoactive substances in this population. The intervention can be an effective means of raising awareness and helping the police to stop abusing psychoactive substances, since this behavior may interfere with their performance in work, social, and family life (COSTA et al, 2010). In Chile, the ASSIST was implemented in primary care and reinforced the need to identify risk groups (POBLETE et al, 2017).…”

“…The presence of STI among police officers is equal to or greater than the rates associated with the non- (SINGER et al, 2010;BROWN et al, 2011;SPAULDING et al, 2012;ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER, 2013;HARBERTSON et al, 2013).Although these conditions are widely discussed in society, Brazilian studies that analyzed psychoactive substances abuse and its consequences on police officers are still scarce (COSTA et al, 2010) . The loss of highly trained, professional military officers to STI and psychoactive substances have a major impact on the corporation and on security and trained officers are difficult and expensive to replace (COSTA et al, 2010). In this way, identifying and establishing strategies to fill potential gaps and contribute to improving the quality of life of military police is essential for both these professionals and the society.…”

Prevalência de Transtorno Mental e Comportamental em Policias Militares/SC, em Licença para Tratamento de Saúde

“…Grande parte dos estudos com policiais militares são relacionados à temática do estresse (Bezerra, Minayo, & Constantino, 2013;Costa et al 2010;Ferreira, Augusto, & Silva, 2008;Souza, Minayo, Silva & Pires, 2012;Souza, Schenker, Constantino, & Correia, 2013;Oliveira, & Bardagi, 2010 (Braga, Carvalho, & Binder, 2010;Carlotto, Amazarray, Chinazzo, & Taborda, 2011;De Marco, Citero, Moraes, & Nogueira-Martins, 2008;Kirchhof et al, 2009;Souza, Carvalho, Araújo, & Porto, 2010 (Souza et al, 2012).…”

The use of psychotropic medications and non-pharmacological approaches in everyday life: a qualitative study of the lived experience

“…The results of Brazilian studies demonstrate that consumption in the country is significantly associated with women, elderly people and greater utilization of health services (Costa, Ceccato, Melo, Acurcio & Guimarães, 2017;Schallemberger & Colet, 2016;Silva, Botti, Oliveira & Guimarães, 2015). On the other hand, a study conducted in two cities from the State of Goiás, with members of the Military Police (n=221), in which most of the participants were men (94.6%), indicated a prevalence of 6.8% for the use of sedatives, anxiolytics and antidepressants throughout life (Costa et al, 2010).…”