Estratégias para abordagem da dependência química em área de abrangência da Estratégia de Saúde da Família

Abstract

National surveys show that drug use highly increases in the general population, and it is found earlier and earlier among young people. We observed serious consequences of such use and increased indicators of drug addiction. Prospects for prevention focused on training of primary health care teams are promising as observed in the literature. It is a challenge that requires knowledge, commitment and teamwork so that these actions are in fact effective. This work presents the difficultiesencountered in the treatment of chemical dependency in Rio Pomba MG, with the goal of supporting the health care team to meet this demand. A literature review of the chemical dependency in the context of the primary health care was used to support the action plan. Then, we developed an action plan in order to properly deal with the drug addict, and to train primary health care professionals in the city. We also developed the operating plan focused on the prevention and reduction of drugrelated harm. It was concluded that abusive use of drugs and alcohol is a serious public health problem, which involves multiple factors that must be worked out by the family health team, and within the drug addict family.