The meaning and relations of the elderly with drugs

Authors

  • Deivson Wendell da Costa Lima Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Laryssa Dayanna Costa Ferreira Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Lucas Alves Ferreira Prefeitura Municipal de Assu. RN
  • Lívia Dayane Sousa Azevedo
  • Margarita Antonia Villar Luis Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Jaqueline Queiroz de Macedo Universidade Federal da Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v13i3p132-139

Keywords:

Elderly; Drugs; Relations.

Abstract

This study aims to understand the meanings the elderly attribute to drug use. This is descriptive qualitative research conducted with seven people monitored by the Psychosocial Care Center Alcohol and other Drugs. The information was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to Bardin’s content analysis. The drug appears needed to build bonds or to fill the void created by affective losses. Drug use triggers physical strain and psychological suffering, leading to the search for medical, religious and psychosocial treatment. A breakthrough is necessary in understanding the use of drugs beyond dependency in the elderly, considering the meanings of such use and the unique experiences of these people.

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Author Biographies

  • Deivson Wendell da Costa Lima, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

    MSc, Assistant Professor, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

  • Laryssa Dayanna Costa Ferreira, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

    Undergraduate student in Nursing, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

  • Lucas Alves Ferreira, Prefeitura Municipal de Assu. RN

    RN, Unidade Saúde da Família Bela Vista, Prefeitura Municipal de Assu

  • Lívia Dayane Sousa Azevedo

    Nutritionist.

  • Margarita Antonia Villar Luis, Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

    PhD, Full Professor, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Ribeirão Preto

  • Jaqueline Queiroz de Macedo, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

    PhD, Professor, Departamento de Enfermagem Clinica, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

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Published

2018-08-27

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Lima, D. W. da C., Ferreira, L. D. C., Ferreira, L. A., Azevedo, L. D. S., Luis, M. A. V., & Macedo, J. Q. de. (2018). The meaning and relations of the elderly with drugs. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 13(3), 132-139. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v13i3p132-139