The use of drugs of abuse and its social impact have become a great social concern. In 2004, the Brazilian Ministry of Health released a document entitled A Política do Ministério da Saúde para a Atenção Integral a Usuários de Álcool e Outras Drogas ("Ministry of Health Policy for Integral Care to the Alcohol and Other Drugs Users"), aiming at organizing and enhancing an assistance network, based upon extra-hos...
Objetivo: caracterizar as intoxicações por raticida comercializado clandestinamente sob a denominação dechumbinho. Métodos: estudo descritivo e transversal, por análise retrospectiva de fichas epidemiológicas deOcorrência Toxicológica de um Centro de Assistência Toxicológica, dos anos de 2006 a 2013. Resultados: foramanalisadas 115 fichas, com média anual de 14,4 ± 4,8 casos e 35,6% dos registros no quarto biên...
Objective: to characterize rodenticide poisoning sold illegally under the name chumbinho . Methods: this is a descriptive and cross-sectional study by retrospective analysis of epidemiological forms of Toxicological Occurrence of a Toxicological Assistance Center, from 2006 to 2013. Results: 115 forms were analyzed, with an annual average of 14.4 ± 4.8 cases and 35.6% of the records in the fourth biennial. Most...
The objective was to evaluate binge drinking and its consequences in drug users. A quantitative approach, descriptive study developed with 140 subjects of a Psychosocial Care Center – Alcohol and Drugs. A socio-demographic information, severity of alcohol dependence scale and severity of drug use scale were applied. The sample was characterized by adult male (76.4%), single (77.1%), non Caucasian (54.3%), low l...