Adolescent work in the world of drugs: from user to trafficker
Abstract
Objective: to know the experiences and trajectory of adolescents working in drug trafficking. Method: descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, developed in a public school located in the south of Minas Gerais. Data were collected during the two-year academic period, from discussions and records made during group meetings and submitted to content analysis. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (Opinion n.1725520) and following all ethical-legal precepts. Results: 60 Integrative Community Therapy were performed with the participation of an average of 15 adolescents per meeting, totaling 256 participants aged 12 to 18 years. Only the therapies whose theme addressed directly or indirectly drug trafficking among adolescents were considered. From the analysis emerged the category: "Traffic in the backyard of the house at the entrance to the toe: from user to a traffic agent". Final considerations: the experiences and trajectory of working adolescents were anchored in a context of illegal work and surrounded by informality, violence and risks, given that the particularities of drug trafficking point to a complex social phenomenon, possible to be explored from different social actors and looks.
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