The teenagers' idea about the prevention of crack

• Main Authors: Juliana Macêdo Magalhães (Author), Claudete Ferreira de Souza Monteiro (Author), Maria do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1809-6107; 2175-5361
• Keywords: Crack cocaine; Adolescent; Family Health; Medicine; R; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista de Pesquisa : Cuidado é Fundamental Online, Vol 5, Iss 6 (2014)

Objectives: To describe and understand ideas of adolescents on the crack use prevention. Methods: A qualitative study with the action research method was conducted, located at the Family Health Strategy, a community located in the state of Maranhao. The subjects were eleven adolescents. The data were collected by means of seminars and analyzed using content analysis. Results: It was observed that adolescents have the conception that the use of crack can be triggered by a lack of information. They feel the need to be more prepared in order to better understand the possible ways of prevention, complications and risks resulting from crack abuse. Conclusion: It is concluded that the professionals of the Family Health Strategy need to be more prepared when it comes to adolescents, so they can actually recognize the real needs of these individuals.