Encounters with crack: beginning, length of use, daily quantity and form of use / O encontro com o crack: inicio, tempo, quantidade diária e formas de uso / Encuentro con el crack: inicio, tiempo, cantidad diaria y formas de uso

The aim of this study was to discover trajectories of use as well as consumption patterns among those who use crack. This is a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach, conducted with 14 individuals monitored by the Reduced Harm Strategy in the city of Pelotas/RS, using a semi-structured interview. The results indicate that the majority of users' first contact with illegal drugs was with marihuana and other forms of cocaine, before choosing crack as their drug of choice. Although crack use is compulsive, there are those who manage to control their use of substance...

The use of crack during pregnancy and their biopsychosocial and spiritual repercussions / O uso do crack durante a gestação e suas repercuçõees biopsicossociais e espirituais / El uso del crack durante la gestaci—n e sus repercusiones biopsicosociales y espirituales

The purpose of this study was to identify the biopsychosocial and spiritual effects of crack use during pregnancy. This is a descriptive study with qualitative approach, it is a case report of a 33 year-old patient, multiparous, postpartum and used crack until the sixth month of pregnancy. After data collection and analysis, disorders were classified and placed in three thematic categories, which are: biological effects, psychological repercussions, and social and spiritual repercussions. The results of this study reinforce the need for holistic strategies of intervention for this specific segment of the population...