The challenge for women with a drug-abusing family member: the Jamaican perspective
Bull Narc
; 47(1-2): 23-30, 1995.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: med-2125
Biblioteca responsável:
JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1
ABSTRACT
The abuse of alchol and other drugs presents a multiplicity of problems for the abuser, family members and the wider community. The psychosocial, as well as the economic, probelms can produce an environment of chaos and misery. Women in families in which there is an abuser are challenged in a variety of ways and, depending on the severity of the situation and their capacity to cope, they may confront the problem, seek help or withdraw from it. The present article reviews the impact of drug abuse within the family on Jamaican women from the viewpoint of treatment and rehabilitation specialists and the women themselves and on the basis of case histories and the work experience of the author. Although there have been efforts through demand reduction strategies and culturally relevant treatment and rehabilitation programmes to control the epidemic of drug abuse, the specific needs of women have been left largely unattended. Both men and women are however critical in the fight against drug abuse and women have skills and experience that can contribute to making such programmes achieve their desired objectives. Addressing their needs would not only help them, but also the family and the wider community. In order to address these needs effectively with the limited resources available, however, a credible basis for action has to be established, which can only be done by research and analysis so that the issues can be clearly defined and a plan of action developed.(AU)
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
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Meta 3.5 Prevenção e tratamento do consumo de substâncias psicoativas
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Mulheres
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Saúde da Família
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bull Narc
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Artigo