EN PT


0066/2019 - The consumption of crack by women: An analysis of the senses constructed by professionals of Street Clinics of the city of Rio de Janeiro
O consumo de crack por mulheres: Uma análise sobre os sentidos construídos por profissionais de consultórios na rua da cidade do Rio de Janeiro.

Author:

• Gilney Costa Santos - Santos, GC - <gilney.costa@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0673-7869

Co-author(s):

• Patrícia Constantino - Constantino, P. - <paticons2015@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-0466
• Miriam Schenker - SCHENKER M - <schenkerbrasil@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-3586
• Luzania Barreto Rodrigues - Rodrigues, LB - <luzania.rodrigues@univasf.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9707-0018


Abstract:

This paper problematizes meanings constructed by health professional working with Consultation Offices in the Street (CnaR) about the use of crack by women and its implication to health care practices. This is a qualitative research involving four CNAR teams working in three different health territories in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Focal groups were conducted with 25 professionals. Different meanings emergedthe empirical data about crack understanding, referred as “the death drug” or “the happiness stone”. Data discussion and analysis revealed that gender is a concept controversially integrated in health services daily routine. Even though discourses point out to differences in crack patterns of use between men and women, women’s treatment is still based on their reproductive capacity; even while being attended in health services, female crack users remain stigmatized for being “a woman who consumes crack” and for being homeless. These results unveil a prominent conception of “women-mother” in the organization of health care services. We defend that it is imperative to incorporate the empirical-analytical framework of gender studies into health care policy towards crack users.

Keywords:

Crack; Women; Gender; Consultation Offices in the Street

Content:

Access Issue in Scielo

Other languages:







How to

Cite

Santos, GC, Constantino, P., SCHENKER M, Rodrigues, LB. The consumption of crack by women: An analysis of the senses constructed by professionals of Street Clinics of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2019/Mar). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-consumption-of-crack-by-women-an-analysis-of-the-senses-constructed-by-professionals-of-street-clinics-of-the-city-of-rio-de-janeiro/17140?id=17140&id=17140



Execution



Sponsors