Oficinas de educação em saúde para o cuidado aos usuários de drogas na atenção primária

Abstract

Drugs have been present in our society for millennia, and their consumption is a practice observed in human experiences in various contexts, such as rituals, celebrations, religious manifestations, or simply in the search for pleasure or relief from worries and tensions. However, the risky consumption of these substances has reached alarming levels and has become a public health problem in recent decades. Assistance to people with mental suffering and substance use has its gateway in Primary Health Care (PHC), represented by the Family Health Strategy (FHS), which focuses its care on the health problems of families in its coverage areas, carrying out prevention, promotion, and rehabilitation actions. The objective of this study was to develop health education workshops for the care of drug users, aimed at PHC professionals and workers. To support their implementation, focus groups were held with professionals/workers from the Family Health Center (FHC) Center in Sobral-CE, in order to identify challenges, limitations, knowledge, and understanding related to the care of this population. This is an intervention study, exploratory in nature and qualitative in approach. Data interpretation followed the content analysis proposed by Bardin, allowing for systematic and objective interpretation of the meanings attributed by participants and supporting the development of more qualified care practices. Based on the data obtained from the focus group, two health education workshops were held. The research revealed important points about the reality of the work of CSF Centro professionals, in which aspects such as turnover, work overload, lack of transportation, and harm reduction supplies are part of a set of factors that undermine the comprehensiveness of user care. The results showed that, although professionals recognize the importance of welcoming and comprehensive care, there are weaknesses in the management of substance use in PHC, with a predominance of referrals to specialized services and a focus on medicalization. The lack of training and capacity building focused on the demands addressed stood out.