Individuals of all ages use crack cocaine--data reported in the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse indicate that an estimated 6,, U. The survey also revealed that hundreds of thousands of teenagers and young adults use crack cocaine, individuals aged 12 to 17 and 1,, individuals aged 18 to 25 used the drug at least once.
Crack cocaine use among high school students is a particular problem. Nearly 4 percent of high school seniors in the United States used the drug at least once in their lifetime, and more than 1 percent used the drug in the past month, according to the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future Survey. Cocaine, in any form, is a powerfully addictive drug, and addiction seems to develop more quickly when the drug is smoked--as crack is--than snorted--as powdered cocaine typically is.
In addition to the usual risks associated with cocaine use constricted blood vessels; increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure; and risk of cardiac arrest and seizure , crack users may experience acute respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, and lung trauma and bleeding. Crack cocaine smoking also can cause aggressive and paranoid behavior. Yes, crack cocaine is illegal.
Abuse of these drugs may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. Breaking emotional ties is also present in this context of loss. Thus, when the users perceive that they can recover their family ties, their motivation to get treated becomes evident and, when the family manages to participate effectively in this treatment, the path to abstinence becomes less painful.
The question concerning factors that make it difficult to give up using crack revealed the most central ideas. Easy access to the drug, going back home and using alcohol or other drugs were the central ideas that appeared, as shown in Figure 3.
The data found are in line with the literature, as ease of access is explained by the fact that the drug is sold very close to their home. This ease may result in the lack of success in attempts to give up, triggering relapses and demotivation to try and stay abstinent It is worth noting that tackling drug dealing makes immediate access more difficult, giving the user the opportunity to choose between use and abstinence and thus having greater chances of opting for an alternative Breaking free of crack is far from easy, ex-users need continuous psychological support to avoid situations which could lead to them relapsing into drug use.
The battle can only be deemed won after at least six years of abstinence, the lure of the drug is strong, access is easy and dealers tend to bombard customers, the drug is cheap and friends are often users too. It is not uncommon for the subject, determined to break the cycle, to be obliged to move job, school, home and often city The data found show that the use of other substances can also lead to individuals relapsing into using crack, making it difficult to abandon the addiction and recover.
Curiosity and the influence of others were shown to be the main factors influencing crack use. Ease of access, using alcohol and marihuana and living in social environments in which drugs are consumed also make individuals more vulnerable to crack use and make giving up more difficult. However, the feeling of wanting to recover what has been lost through drug use, fear of death and of losing family ties and the desire to be once again accepted by society were shown to be the initial framework for giving up the vice.
Considering the importance of this topic, it is hoped that the issues raised in this study will be examined in more depth in future studies, contributing to new debates on the topic, as drug addiction is a chronic disease, with a difficult recovery. Moreover, through the results of this study, it is hoped that health care, especially nursing staff, given their closeness to the client and their role in health educational activities, may provide the best quality and most comprehensive care possible, taking into consideration the factors outlined here that influence crack use and make it difficult to give up.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. World Drug Report Acta Paul Enferm. Sodelli M. In: Angel S, Picazio C, organizadores.
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