Drogas, escola e questões silenciadas: fui aluno, sou professor, o que faço?

Abstract

The present work aims to bring a reflection on the way that the theme of drugs is worked in Brazilian schools. The issue of drugs has permeated the school, either as the content of some discipline, or as a subject in matters of values and beliefs. Seeking to sew references and build reflections on the issue, it aims to discuss the way in which the subject of drugs is dealt with in the school curriculum (official and hidden) and what are the consequences generated by the schools' “anti-drug” discourse. It tries to reflect on the way that the theme of drugs is worked on in Brazilian schools, raising important questions so that the theme is addressed without reproducing the hegemonic discourse that marginalizes users. The work starts from an analysis of the lived in constant dialogue with a bibliographic research. This interaction between documentary production and narratives, will make it possible to reflect on the role of the teacher when the issue is present in the school environment. Such a discussion is essential in the formation of citizens, whether they are teachers or students, as a precarious knowledge about these substances, their social determinants and physiological effects leads to the reproduction of taboos and superstitions, thus contributing to the ignorance that aggravates countless social problems.