Produção Nacional
Approach to adolescents' addiction to psychoactive substances: ethical reflection for professional nursing practice
2013; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; Volume: 17; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2177-9465
AutoresCecília Nogueira Valença, Isabel Cristina Araújo Brandão, Raimunda Medeiros Germano, Rosana Lúcia Alves de Vilar, Akemi Iwata Monteiro,
Tópico(s)Contemporary Social and Educational Issues
ResumoThe indiscriminate use of drugs by the youth is growing steadily in Brazil and worldwide. This study was aimed at reflecting about the professional nursing practice's ethical approach in providing care to adolescents who are users of legal and illegal drugs. This is a theoretical and reflective study based on narrative literature review, using books and scientific articles. Reflections about addiction to psychoactive substances in expansion among adolescents have emerged, and resulted in the discussion about professional nursing practice's ethical approach to drug-using adolescents. Nurses can prioritize care directed to the promotion of the adolescents' health approach, based on an emancipatory perspective of the youth in the prevention of drug use. It was concluded that nurses should use an ethical approach to drug-dependent adolescents, taking into consideration their context and subjectivity.
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