Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,

Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,

Abstract Objective: To describe the users' drug abuse characteristics, problematic behaviors associated with addiction, the motivation of teenagers and young adults to quit cocaine and/or crack abuse, and then compare these characteristics. Methods: A cross-section study was conducted with 2390 cocaine/crack users (teenagers from 14 to 19 years of age, and young adults from 20 to 24 years of age); 1471 were young adults and 919 were teenagers who had called a phone counseling service between January 2006 and December 2013. Semi-structured interviews were performed via phone calls. The questionnaires included sociodemographic information; assessment of the characteristics of cocaine/crack abuse; assessment of the problematic behaviors; also, the Contemplation Ladder was used to evaluate the stages of readiness to cease substance abuse. Results: Participants reported using cocaine (48.2%), crack and other smoking forms (36.7%) and combined consumption of both drugs (15%). Young adults were more prone to using crack or crack associated with cocaine (OR = 1.9; CI 95% = 1.05-1.57) and they were exposed to substance abuse for longer than two years (OR = 3.45; CI 95% = 2.84-4.18), when compared to teenagers. On the other hand, they showed higher readiness to quit. Conclusion: Data shows important differences in drug abuse characteristics, problematic behaviors and motivation to cease substance abuse between teenager and young adult cocaine and/or crack users. Behaviors displayed by young adults involve greater physical, mental and social health damages. These findings reinforce the importance of public policy to act on prevention and promoting health, to increase protection factors among teenagers and lower risks and losses during adult life.

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Main Authors: Bisch,Nadia K., Moreira,Taís de C., Benchaya,Mariana C., Pozza,Dan R., Freitas,Larissa C.N. de, Farias,Michelle S., Ferigolo,Maristela, Barros,Helena M.T.
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria 2019
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spelling oai:scielo:S0021-755720190002002092019-04-08Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,Bisch,Nadia K.Moreira,Taís de C.Benchaya,Mariana C.Pozza,Dan R.Freitas,Larissa C.N. deFarias,Michelle S.Ferigolo,MaristelaBarros,Helena M.T. Telephone counseling Drug addiction Youth Teenagers Cocaine Crack Abstract Objective: To describe the users' drug abuse characteristics, problematic behaviors associated with addiction, the motivation of teenagers and young adults to quit cocaine and/or crack abuse, and then compare these characteristics. Methods: A cross-section study was conducted with 2390 cocaine/crack users (teenagers from 14 to 19 years of age, and young adults from 20 to 24 years of age); 1471 were young adults and 919 were teenagers who had called a phone counseling service between January 2006 and December 2013. Semi-structured interviews were performed via phone calls. The questionnaires included sociodemographic information; assessment of the characteristics of cocaine/crack abuse; assessment of the problematic behaviors; also, the Contemplation Ladder was used to evaluate the stages of readiness to cease substance abuse. Results: Participants reported using cocaine (48.2%), crack and other smoking forms (36.7%) and combined consumption of both drugs (15%). Young adults were more prone to using crack or crack associated with cocaine (OR = 1.9; CI 95% = 1.05-1.57) and they were exposed to substance abuse for longer than two years (OR = 3.45; CI 95% = 2.84-4.18), when compared to teenagers. On the other hand, they showed higher readiness to quit. Conclusion: Data shows important differences in drug abuse characteristics, problematic behaviors and motivation to cease substance abuse between teenager and young adult cocaine and/or crack users. Behaviors displayed by young adults involve greater physical, mental and social health damages. These findings reinforce the importance of public policy to act on prevention and promoting health, to increase protection factors among teenagers and lower risks and losses during adult life.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de PediatriaJornal de Pediatria v.95 n.2 20192019-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572019000200209en10.1016/j.jped.2017.12.016
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Ferigolo,Maristela
Barros,Helena M.T.
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Barros,Helena M.T.
Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,
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title Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,
title_short Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,
title_full Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,
title_fullStr Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,
title_full_unstemmed Telephone counseling for young Brazilian cocaine and/or crack users. Who are these users?,
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description Abstract Objective: To describe the users' drug abuse characteristics, problematic behaviors associated with addiction, the motivation of teenagers and young adults to quit cocaine and/or crack abuse, and then compare these characteristics. Methods: A cross-section study was conducted with 2390 cocaine/crack users (teenagers from 14 to 19 years of age, and young adults from 20 to 24 years of age); 1471 were young adults and 919 were teenagers who had called a phone counseling service between January 2006 and December 2013. Semi-structured interviews were performed via phone calls. The questionnaires included sociodemographic information; assessment of the characteristics of cocaine/crack abuse; assessment of the problematic behaviors; also, the Contemplation Ladder was used to evaluate the stages of readiness to cease substance abuse. Results: Participants reported using cocaine (48.2%), crack and other smoking forms (36.7%) and combined consumption of both drugs (15%). Young adults were more prone to using crack or crack associated with cocaine (OR = 1.9; CI 95% = 1.05-1.57) and they were exposed to substance abuse for longer than two years (OR = 3.45; CI 95% = 2.84-4.18), when compared to teenagers. On the other hand, they showed higher readiness to quit. Conclusion: Data shows important differences in drug abuse characteristics, problematic behaviors and motivation to cease substance abuse between teenager and young adult cocaine and/or crack users. Behaviors displayed by young adults involve greater physical, mental and social health damages. These findings reinforce the importance of public policy to act on prevention and promoting health, to increase protection factors among teenagers and lower risks and losses during adult life.
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