Prevenção ao uso abusivo de drogas: uma análise focalizada no papel da escola e de seus atores

Abstract

This study aimed to build an overview of the prevention of drug abuse carried out in the school environment. To achieve the objective, we carried out an integrative review of the scientific literature, based on the SciELO Brazil online database, covering the time interval from 2011 to 2021. For the selection of articles we used three intersections of keywords: (i) drugs, prevention and education; (ii) drugs, prevention and education; (iii) drugs, prevention and school. After the screening of articles, through the mobilization of exclusion criteria, we selected 19 papers. Our analyzes focused on three aspects, the role of the school in the prevention of drug use, programs and pedagogical interventions focused on the prevention of drug misuse, and the perspective of the actors involved on the preventive actions developed in the school. We found that the school, now considered as a place of intellectual formation and social identity, is a favorable space for the development of preventive actions, with satisfactory results, despite the challenges posed. We believe that it is essential to rethink the approach to drug use at school, and it is necessary to propose prevention strategies based on dialogue between students and teachers, articulated with health professionals.