Abstract

ONTIVEROS-GONZALEZ, María Lourdes; CASIQUE-CASIQUE, Leticia  and  MUNOZ-TORRES, Teresita de Jesús. Auriculoterapia como cuidado de enfermería para disminuir el consumo de marihuana y cocaína*Auriculotherapy as nursing care to decrease the consumption of marijuana and cocaine. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2018, vol.14, n.3, pp. 136-143. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2018.000317.

OBJECTIVE: to check the effectiveness of auriculotherapy as nursing care in decreasing consumption of marijuana and cocaine in young adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS: quantitative, correlational and applied studio with a pre-experimental, longitudinal and prolective design. n=10 individuals. Was used the SPSS v.17, applying Z test for two related proportions and Wilcoxon. (p<0.05, IC 95%). RESULTS: the cocaine use showed a p=<0.05 with a IC of 95%, concluding that ear acupuncture is effective in the reducing cocaine use in young adults. CONCLUSIONS: the use of psychoactive drugs has the needs to be addressed from different care approach.

Keywords : Auriculotherapy; Nursing Care; Psychotropic Drugs.

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