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Adolescents, Street, Drugs and Psychoactive Substances: A Study on Risk and Protection

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: The article describes the consumption of psychoactive substances (PSs) by street-involved children and adolescents (SCA) in three Brazilian state capitals and examines adverse life events due to drug involvement. The longitudinal study included 108 SCA (9-18 years old, both sexes), grouped according to the main reason for going to the street: drugs, caregivers, escape, work and freedom. It also discusses the impact of drugs, trafficking and the place that this theme has occupied in public policies, social interventions and the life trajectory of these participants, through a case study. It is intended that these data can support the operation of interventions and the formulation of public policies that guarantee integral protection.

Source: Psicologia Teoria e Pesquisa

DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e37448

Authors: Juliana Prates Santana, Marcela Raffaelli, Lucas Vezedek, Silvia Helena Koller

Institutions: Universidade Federal da Bahia, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Language: English

Topic: Homelessness and Social Issues

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3211015536

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Cites: 18

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10