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Introduction: Alternative transport drivers, better known as “pirates / pirateiros”, are constantly exposed to various situations that are harmful to health, such as the consumption of psychoactive substances.
Objectives: Identify the consumption patterns of psychoactive substances in alternative transport drivers.
Methods: Descriptive study with a quantitative approach, carried out on a sample of 40 “pirates/ pirateiros” drivers from the city of Oiapoque, in the State of Amapá, Brazil. A sociodemographic questionnaire was used and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Test (ASSIST). The data were analyzed in the Software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) — version: 22.0.
Results: It was found that 87.5% of “pirates/ pirateiros” drivers used tobacco derivatives, 100% alcoholic beverages, 37.5% marijuana, 15% cocaine and crack, 65% amphetamine, 2.5% inhalants and deny use of hypnotics, sedatives, hallucinogens and opioids. Through the ASSIST questionnaire on Consumption Patterns, it was found that 62.5% had occasional use for marijuana and that 86.4% and 67.6% resorted to the abusive use of amphetamine and tobacco derivatives, respectively. Regarding the consumption of alcoholic beverages, 28.2% showed an indication of dependence.
Conclusions: The results show that more specific research is needed to better understand the vulnerable situation of the “pirates/ pirateiros”. It emerges from research that it is necessary to encourage professionals to develop concrete health education actions for this professional category.
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Keywords
automobile driving consumption psychoactive substances
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Branco, F., Mamede, L., Neto, T., & Barroso, T. M. (2020). Pattern of consumption of psychoactive substances in alternative transport drivers. Millenium, 2(12), 69-77. DOI: 10.29352/mill0212.06.00303
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Instituto Politécnico de Viseu