Abstract

NASCIMENTO, Vagner Ferreira do et al. Access to information about psychoactive substances and their consumption by penitentiary agents. Enfermería Actual de Costa Rica [online]. 2019, n.36, pp.1-18. ISSN 1409-4568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/revenf.v0i36.34918.

Theo bjective wasto identify the accessto information about psychoactive substances and their consumption by prison agents. Thisis a qualitative and exploratory study. It was carriedout in a publicjail in thes tateof Mato Grosso, Brazil between August and Septembervof 2017, through a semi-structured interview. It was observed that professionals, for the most part, use psychoactive substances, exclusively alcohol and tobacco, with low consumption. Among the mos tused media, electronics prevailed. It has been found that the more time with some media, the greater the opportunity of Access to advertisements on psychoactive substances. Although this Access did not represent learning that supports adherence to healthier lifestyles, without the use of these substances. The inclusión of educational activities in this service will allow the information about these substances, as well as other important contents of the institutional daily or transmitted in the media, to positively impact the quality of life of this group.

Keywords : Occupational-health; Prisons; Substance-abuse-detection.

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