‘Better safe than sorry’: Women’s stories of sex and intimate relationships on the path out of drug abuse

Sexualities ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Skårner ◽  
Sven-Axel Månsson ◽  
Bengt Svensson
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Sexual Scripts ◽  
Sexual Practice ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Drug Free

This article focuses on the role of sexuality and intimate relationships during women’s exit processes from drug abuse. Drawing from qualitative interviews with Swedish women the article explores how their sexual practice is played out both during drug use and in the new drug-free life situation. The conflictual transition process evolves around the individual’s attempts to adapt to various sexual scripts made available to them. An element of shame regarding past sexual experiences is enforced by a strong desire to create a new identity as ‘ordinary’. The safest option then is to abstain from sex even if it may lead to frustration and longing. To some, toning down sexuality is a welcome respite, to others a meaningless wait. Why does the beautiful, lovely sexuality never come?

scholarly journals Título: Dieta, drogas y cerebro. Subtítulo:¿Podría ser la comida ultraprocesada una puerta de entrada a la adicción?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Carmen Blanco-Gandia ◽  
Macarena Gonzalez-Portilla ◽  
Marta Rodriguez-Arias
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Reward System ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Use Studies ◽  
The Relationship

 Foods that are rich in fats ans sugars are pleasurable because they stimulate our reward circuits, the same ones that are activated by drugs. In a context in which unhealthy diets and drug abuse are common from adolescence, it is important to investigate its consequences. This article reviews the relationship between especially tasty food, our brain’s reward system, and drug use. Studies with animal models have proved that an intermittent high-fat diet during adolescence increases the consumption of cocaine and ethanol. Recent research shows the fundamental role of the diet in the development and treatment of addictions. 

scholarly journals PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI TENAGA FARMASI DALAM UPAYA PENINGKATAN PEMAHAMAN LANSIA TERHADAP DAGUSIBU OBAT (DAPATKAN, GUNAKAN, SIMPAN, BUANG) DI DESA KOPEN KABUPATEN BOYOLALI

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-137
Author(s):  
Amanda Anisawati ◽  
Faizatul Isma ◽  
Ilham La Tansa ◽  
Rafidah Hanifah ◽  
Rizky Nur Diana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Know How ◽  
Intervention Method ◽  
The Village ◽  
Liquid Medicine

Irrational use of drugs and their abusers is a problem that is often found in society.  Based on the survey data obtained, there are still residents who get drugs freely without monitoring medical and pharmaceutical personnel or the drugs purchased are medicines from grocery stores, and many residents in Kopen village, Boyolali, do not know how to use appropriate drugs and how to store them.  The correct medicine and many of them are still throwing away liquid medicine in the package and without paying attention to damage the medicine package. Education about the drug Dagusibu is one of the efforts we do as pharmaceutical personnel to prevent irrational drug use and to prevent drug abuse by the community, especially the elderly in Kopen Village, Boyolali.  The method used is a preventive intervention method and a quantitative approach to the elderly using the Dagusibu questionnaire that we created.  Based on filling out the questionnaire before we do the socilization, it was found that 73% of the elderly who do not understand, 18% of the elderly who have little understanding and 7% of the elderly who are accompanied by a guardian who already understands. The understanding of Dagusibu drugs by the elderly in the Village Kopen, Boyolali categorized't get it. It needs to be held socialization to improve the understanding of the elderly and also residents in the Village kopen, Boyolali. After socialization, the obtained results of the questionnaire 27% still do not understand, 64% already understand and also 9% are elderly, accompanied by a guardian in the use of the drug. The conclusion of this research is the role of pharmaceutical personnel hold a very important role in conveying information and education in an improved understanding of the elderly and residents in the Village kopen, Boyolali..

scholarly journals In transition with ADHD: the role of information, in facilitating or impeding young people’s transition into adult services

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Price ◽  
Tamsin Newlove-Delgado ◽  
Helen Eke ◽  
Moli Paul ◽  
Susan Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Adult Adhd ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Adult Services

Abstract Background Many national and regional clinical guidelines emphasise the need for good communication of information to young people and their parent/carers about what to expect during transition into adult services. Recent research indicates only a minority of young people in need of transition for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) experience continuity of care into adulthood, with additional concerns about quality of transition. This qualitative study explored the role that information plays in experiences of transition from the perspectives of parent/carers and young people. Methods Participants were recruited from 10 National Health Service Trusts, located across England, with varying service configurations. Ninety two qualitative interviews were conducted: 64 with young people with ADHD at different stages relative to transition, and 28 with parent/carers. Thematic analysis of data was completed using the Framework Method. Results Interviewees reported a range of experiences; however reliance on parent/carers to gather and translate key information, and negative experiences associated with poor communication of information, were universal. Three themes emerged: Navigating information with help from parents; Information on ADHD into adulthood; Information about the transition process. The first revealed the essential role of parent in the translation and application of information, the other two explored distinct types of information necessary for a smooth transition. Interviewees made recommendations for clinical practice similar to UK (United Kingdom) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, with an additional emphasis on providing nuanced information on ADHD as a potentially long term condition. It was important to interviewees that General Practitioners had a basic understanding of adult ADHD and also had access to information about service provision. Conclusions Our findings illustrate that the availability and communication of information to young people and their parent/carers is an essential component of the transition process between child and adult ADHD services. How and when it is provided may support or impede transition. This study constitutes a substantial contribution to the evidence base, drawing on interviews from a range of participants across England and from Trusts offering different types of services.

scholarly journals POLA KOMUNIKASI BADAN NARKOTIKA NASIONAL DALAM MENCEGAH PENYEBARAN NARKOBA DI KOTA MEDAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 570
Author(s):  
Achiruddin Hasibuan ◽  
Mailin Mailin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Preventive Action ◽  
The City ◽  
Drug Free ◽  
Descriptive Method

AbstrakTujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan pola komunikasi Islam penyuluh dalam pencegahan dan pemberantasan bahaya penyalahgunaan narkoba dikalangan remaja Kota Langsa,) untuk menjelaskan peran penyuluh dalam pencegahan dan pemberantasan bahaya penyalahgunaan narkoba dikalangan remaja Kota Langsa, untuk menjelaskan faktor-faktor penghambat dan yang mendukung dalam pencegahan dan pemberantasan bahaya penyalahgunaan narkoba dikalangan remaja Kota Langsa, dan untuk menjelaskan upaya penyuluh dalam pencegahan dan pemberantasan bahaya penyalahgunaan narkoba dikalangan remaja Kota Langsa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian lapangan, menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Metode deskriptif dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mendeskripsikan, menggambarkan, atau melukiskan secara sistematis terkait bahaya dan pencegahan Narkoba di kota Medan. Teknik pengumpulan akan dilakukan dengan triangulasi (gabungan). Informan penelitian ditentukan melalui metode purposive sumpling. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pola komunikasi ang dilakukan BNN dalam pencegahan penyebaran Narkoba di Kota Medan adalah dilakukan dengan cara berkerjasama dengan berbagai pihak, melakukan sosialisasi baik langsung maupun melalui media massa. BNN juga menggunakan bentuk komunikasi penyuluhan dalam kegiatan sosialisasi dan desiminasi yang mengajak kerjasama seluruh dan berbagai elemen dari lapisan masyarakat, sehingga upaya mewujudkan Indonesia bebas Narkoba dapat terlaksana.Kata-kata kunci: BNN; komunikasi; narkoba; pola; tindakan preventif AbstractThe objectives of this study were to find out how Islamic extension agents' communication patterns in the prevention and eradication of the dangers of drug abuse among Langsa City adolescents, to determine the role of instructors in the prevention and eradication of the dangers of drug abuse among the youth of Langsa City, to determine the factors- inhibiting and supporting factors in the prevention and eradication of the dangers of drug abuse among youth in Langsa City, and to determine the efforts of instructors in the prevention and eradication of the dangers of drug abuse among youth in Langsa City. His research is a field research, using descriptive qualitative research methods. Descriptive method is carried out with the aim to describe, describe, or describe systematically related to the danger and prevention of drugs in the city of Medan. The collection technique will be carried out by triangulation (combined). The research informants were determined through the purposive sumpling method. Data collection techniques through interviews, observation, and documentation. The results showed that the pattern of communication carried out by the National Narcotics Agency in preventing the spread of narcotics in Medan was carried out by collaborating with various parties, disseminating both directly and through mass media. BNN also uses a form of extension communication in dissemination and dissemination activities that invites all and various elements of society to work together so that efforts to realize a drug-free Indonesia can be carried out.Keywords: BNN; communication; drugs; pattern; preventive action

Family expressed emotion and drug use in young / Emoción expresada familiar y uso de drogas en jóvenes

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Antonio Becerra García
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Climate Factor ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sobre Todo

La familia es el principal agente de riesgo y protección de uso de droga a edades tempranas, sobre todo el factor de clima emocional familiar. La emoción expresada (EE) es un concepto que refleja la atmósfera emocional del hogar. Los componentes específicos de la EE, crítica, hostilidad y sobreimplicación emocional, son predictores importantes de recaída en diferentes patologías y en el abuso de drogas. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es describir la EE y examinar el papel del concepto en el uso de droga en jóvenes. En conclusión, la EE es una medida relevante, que necesita ser evaluada, en el uso de droga en jóvenes.Absctract The family is the main agent of risk and protection of drug use at younger ages, especially the family emocional climate factor. Expressed emotion (EE) is a concept reflecting the emotional atmosphere of the home environment. Specific components of EE, criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement, they are important predictors of relapse in different pathologies and drug abuse. The main aim of this work is to describe the EE and examine the role of the concept in drug use in young people. In conclusion, the EE is a relevant measure, which needs to be evaluated, in drug use at young ages.

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