Reforma psiquiátrica e redução de danos: um encontro intempestivo e decidido na construção política da clínica para sujeitos que se drogam

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the current drug policy its effects and consequences on the justice system, health system and to those involved with drugs: drug users and dealers, determined by the prohibitionist policy and the introduction of damage reduction in the field of mental health through the creation of Street Medical Offices, which leads to a reflective journey concerning drugs and their ties to culture, the route of criminalization and its consequences, drugs and social vulnerability, seeking to contribute to a health care practice with drugs users- those whose way of use demands attention in the health field - guided by ethical principles of respect for human and social rights of these individuals, and scientifically grounded. As one of the products of this pathway the Regional Reference Centers (CRR) project, Interval of Harm Reduction Workshop, is presented at the end as a training device aimed at professionals of public healthnetworks, social, education and justicecare, among others, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of UFMG.