Educação em saúde e fisioterapia: prevenção ao uso de drogas para adolescentes em vulnerabilidade social

Abstract

Ensuring access to information equally have been a priority in the actions of social reintegration of adolescents in increasing vulnerability social. The number of teenagers using drugs and the consequences generated by this practice has made the use of drugs a matter of concern. Objective: Report the experience of physiotherapy performance in actions of health education about drugs with adolescents in social vulnerability. Methods: This experiment was performed in a unit of measure compliance educational partner of Fortaleza with 17 female adolescents. The adolescents were divided into three groups. Each group was led by a professor of physical therapy and supervised by a physiotherapist preceptor. Containing a given question was used to foster discussão. Each group created a poster representing their vision surrounded the topic. The posters were exchanged between groups.Results: Most adolescents responded phrases popular consensus about drugs. Reported having ever used or tried any drugs. Mentioned positive and negative aspects of using and possessing lack of perception. Benefits mentioned that there is only a moment of temporary bliss. Conclusion: The activity allowed the discussion of drugs in an open manner and presented to teenagers the dangers of use. Going beyond the therapy, physiotherapy proves able to address issues of social character allowing gains in health, preventing functional sequelae in the medium term and contributing to the reduction of social marginalization of adolescents.