VIOLENCE AND USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS: PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS.

Carvalho de Oliveira, Patrícia; de Lima Cavalcante, Lara Patrícia; Medeiros, Marcelo; Nasmar de Melo, Emily Nayana; de Jesus Gonçalves, Ingrid Aline; Marques Torquato, Thatiane; Moreira Santos, Rosilda de Cássia

Objective: to analyze the perceptions and experiences of the phenomena of violence and the use of alcohol and other drugs by adolescents in a context of social vulnerability. Method: this is a qualitative, exploratory study, according to the principles of strategic social research, carried out in 2019 with 12 adolescents between 15 and 18 years of age, through a semi-structured audio-recorded interview. The results were transcribed and analyzed in the thematic modality of content analysis. Results: Three thematic categories emerged from the interviews: "The experience of violence in the community context", "Social and community life impaired by drugs and violence", and "Factors related to overcoming social vulnerability" and, in short, demonstrated that adolescents live in an unequal and vulnerable environment, with limited development opportunities, marked by a poor social network and interaction. Final considerations: although the adolescents participating in the research presented knowledge restricted to violence and the phenomenon of drugs, we observed that they recognize the importance of behavioral aspects inherent to social skills for healthy and successful community living.

BRAZIL; VIOLENCE; RESEARCH funding; QUALITATIVE research; STUDENTS; RESEARCH; ALCOHOL drinking; DRUGS; STUDENT attitudes; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN; ADULTS

Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2024, Vol 23, p1

1677-3861

Academic Journal

10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v23i0.65954